In brief | 19 June ‘26

Chatham House: Even Hormuz reopening will not resolve Europe’s key energy vulnerabilityEurope remains over reliant on insecure and persistently expensive natural gas. It should focus efforts on reducing demand.Euronews: Gas expansion in the guise of security: Is Europe making the energy crisis permanent? Flexible power and energy security are being used to lock Europe deeper into fossil fuels, a report warns.DW: Oil nations on edge in the face of new climate coalition Even amid an ongoing energy crunch, major economies are dodging timelines to end fossil fuels, but clean energy alliances could ramp up the pressure to go green.Bloomberg: European heat wave threatens to spur record cooling demandTemperatures forecast to be 5C to 12C above normal in Western and Southern Europe, with daytime highs potentially reaching above 40C in Paris.The Guardian: ‘Mega-consumers’ of food and energy cost environment $5.7tn a year, study finds Top 10 percent generate climate and biodiversity damage bill that exceeds economies of most countries, say researchers.

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