The false promise of nuclear power. Lancet. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

www.theguardian.com/business/202... UK Jackdaw gasfield would create only 27 direct full-time jobs, documents show

According to the DESNZ Annual Report - published yesterday, over 70% of its expenditure remains nuclear related. Meanwhile, unlike nuclear ‘renaissance’ advertising, the renewable evolution is here and now – on-schedule and cost-effective. www.gov.uk/government/p...

Not good. The map forecasting how climate change will drive global agricultural decline by 2100 www.euronews.com/2026/07/16/i...

Climate impact : French nuclear / gas plant outage risk. www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Dutch energy storage company Alfen and Chinese battery manufacturer CATL agreed to deploy 5 GWh sodium-ion battery energy storage systems in Europe. www.pv-magazine.com/2026/07/16/a...

Beyond lithium: how sodium-ion batteries could change the world. Batteries based on sodium ions are entering mass production. Nature 15th July 2026 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

UK generated a record amount of solar electricity during the second quarter of 2026, while renewables supplied more than half of the country’s power. eibi.co.uk/news/gb-sets...

Africa's only nuclear plant suffers three 'airborne radioactive contamination' events. Koeberg Power Station, on South Africa's west coast, has suffered three separate incidents involving 'airborne radioactive contamination' following a loss of power. www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...

At least seven drones were spotted near Switzerland’s Gösgen nuclear power plant, sparking a large police response. metro.co.uk/2026/07/16/s...

IAEA condemns reported killing of chief engineer at Zaporizhzhia NPP. "Represents an unacceptable attack on the plant and its management, seriously threatening nuclear safety". www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/iae...

UK MoD finally admits 'extensive' human radiation experiments on nuclear test veterans. "There's no truth, no justice. We were labrats in a government experiment which they didn't bother to keep the paperwork for. But worse is the cover-up which continues." www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Thirteen films that are essential to understanding the nuclear age. thebulletin.org/premium/2026...

Prof Andy Blowers: "What drilling in the North Sea and building a few nuclear power stations does do is divert attention and resources from the pressing and fundamental need to press ahead with the energy transition as fast as we can." www.banng.info/news/regiona...

Radiation Free Lakeland concerned about the impact on the River Ehen as well as the 'false advertising' of clean energy - "a nuclear powered A.I data centre between Sellafield, the River Ehen and Beckermet." www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/2628313...

www.theguardian.com/environment/... ‘We are waiting with bated breath’: experts alarmed as BoM says gathering El Niño could be strongest on record

Three in 4 UK newspaper articles on record-breaking heatwave didn’t mention climate eciu.net/media/press-...

Before pontificating, Mr Roddy should surely have been made aware by DESNZ that there has been a 14% reduction in electricity consumption over the past twenty years. So, shame Roddy didn't bother to check the facts - but why spoil a good headline ... www.politicshome.com/members/arti...

Extreme heat impacts French nuclear www.power-technology.com/news/extreme... via @Power_OnlineMag

Critical Data For India’s Largest Nuclear Plant Exposed In Massive Breach oilprice.com/Latest-Energ... #oilprice

A new analysis published this week by US financial services giant Lazard confirms that unsubsidised renewable energy remains the most cost-competitive form of new-build generation in the United States. reneweconomy.com.au/wind-solar-a...

By the time Sizewell C is built, peer reviewed published research reports the nuclear station will almost be entirely cut off by climate driven sea level rise storm surge at least once per year. 'Rock shipped from Norway to protect Sizewell B during Sizewell C build' www.eadt.co.uk/news/2627134...

Trump says a nuclear renaissance is coming. The deals aren’t. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Ignores Trump's Order To Revise Radiation Exposure Limits reason.com/2026/07/14/n... via @reason

'The climate of the 20th Century has now gone': UK Met Office warns weather extremes are 'new normal'. www.businessgreen.com/news/4532829...

Chart of the Day: How batteries are beating gas at its own game, with a little help from data centres reneweconomy.com.au/chart-of-the...

Solar power provided a quarter of the European Union’s electricity for the first time in June 2026 Solar generated a record 52TWh of electricity during the month, accounting for 25% of EU power generation. www.energylivenews.com/2026/07/14/s...

ScotWind projects set to unlock £25.5bn investment boost. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2627952...

IRENA: Renewables account for 31.7% of global electricity generation, solar generation up 29.7% year-on-year. www.pv-tech.org/irena-renewa...

The Renewable Energy Statistics 2026 released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) today shows renewables accounted for 31.7% of the electricity generation globally in 2024, totaling 9 836 terawatt hours (TWh). www.irena.org/News/pressre...

Local environmental groups – Friends of the Lake District and Sustainable Duddon - have left the discussion on hosting a nuclear waste 'disposal' in South Copeland. "Increasing community opposition have led to its withdrawal from the discussions." www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/2627067...

Australia: GenCost report contradicts Coalition and One Nation’s claims about abandoning emissions target, and finds nuclear would be most expensive way to generate power. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

‘Climate free fall’: why the biggest risk to our economies is yet to be recognised. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

28 quotes from next UK leader Andy Burnham on climate, net-zero and fossil fuels www.carbonbrief.org/28-quotes-fr...

actu.fr/normandie/fl... Rejets trop importants à l'EPR de Flamanville : une fuite de 32 kg de fluides frigorigènes signalée

'Partial or full shutdowns of nuclear facilities across France, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, Romania, and other countries ... Highlighting need for a re-evaluation of nuclear's role in sustainable energy landscape.' www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Long Duration Energy Storage triples UK's storable electricity. policybrief.org/briefs/ofgem...

Lazard 2026 leveled cost of electricity. Wind and solar the cheapest new electricity. Small (SMR) and large nuclear the most expensive. www.lazard.com/news-announc...

Record de baisses de puissance nucléaire liées à la canicule montelnews.com/fr/news/b553...

Atomic rivers. The (Un)sustainability of nuclear power in an age of climate change. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Nuclear climate casualty. This problem will ramp. France's main energy provider on Sunday said that three nuclear reactors have been temporarily shut down, while eight others are operating at reduced power. www.france24.com/en/france/20...

Trump Administration Scrapping Nuclear Energy Rules Requiring Plants to Keep Radiation Levels “As Low as Reasonably Achievable”. But critics say this rule is the whole reason energy companies bother keeping radiation levels as low as possible in the first place. futurism.com/science-ener...

CSIRO, Australia’s premier science agency once again rules out nuclear power from any and all cost-efficient scenarios for a net zero grid.

Coalition including End Fuel Poverty Coalition, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace UK, and WWF warns ministers the UK is 'built for a climate that no longer exists'. www.businessgreen.com/news/4532677...

River too hot and low-flow to safely discharge reactor cooling water ? No problem, just change the safety regulations ... What could possibly go wrong ? Canicule : la centrale nucléaire du Bugey obtient une dérogation environnementale www.lefigaro.fr/flash-eco/ca...

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... Datacentres drive up big tech’s carbon emissions to a third of those of France

Economists are warning that a “super” El Niño weather cycle this year could cause a severe shock to global food prices lasting into 2028. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

"Even better than the E.V. is the e-bike, which I think may turn out to be the transformative invention of our time on Earth." billmckibben.substack.com/p/tour-de-pl...

Renewables remain the cheapest source of new electricity in most markets and have further strengthened their cost advantage over fossil fuels. renewextraweekly.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-...

Why Wales should be concerned about radioactive cargoes at sea nation.cymru/opinion/why-...