In brief | 9 June ‘26

Bloomberg: Uniper workers protest plans to sell German energy providerThey say a stock market listing would offer the best long-term prospects for the company, its workforce and energy security.Reuters: German Mittelstand flags bureaucracy, energy costs as top risks, report showsGermany's small and medium-sized companies consider bureaucracy, energy prices and regulatory demands ​to be their biggest risks, according to a ‌2026 report by the German Mittelstand Association (DMB).DW: Arson suspected in large-scale power outage in GermanyAround 10,000 households in the southwestern city of Reutlingen have been affected by the outage, which is reminiscent of recent far-left arson attacks in Berlin. IEEFA: Europe’s reliance on gas power could increase electricity bills by up to €120 a yearHouseholds in Italy, Ireland and the UK are most exposed in Europe to electricity bill increases. Climate Home News: Tackling climate crisis is “hardest” challenge ever, UN climate chief Stiell saysGlobal June Climate Meetings in Bonn, Germany, open with a reminder to delegates of the tough but ever-clearer imperative of shifting away from fossil fuels to clean energy.European Commission: Commission approves €23 billion Italian state aid scheme to support renewable electricity productionThe scheme will support the construction of installations that generate electricity using onshore wind, solar power, hydropower, and sewage gas, adding a total of 37.15 gigawatts of renewable electricity capacity. PIK: Human activities accelerate changes in the freshwater cycleClimate change, together with large-scale land and water use, is pushing the freshwater cycle further away from a stable state, as defined by the planetary boundary for freshwater change.UN: As ocean pressures mount, United Nations report calls for urgent global collaboration to protect marine ecosystemsThe third World Ocean Assessment documents a deepening crisis driven by climate change, overfishing, biodiversity loss and marine pollution,” said António Guterres, UN Secretary-General.

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