Five days of extreme heat in late June/early July led to 2,300 deaths in 12 European cities.

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A New York Republican and an Arizona Democrat have created the Extreme Heat Caucus in the House.

More info: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/opinion/heat-wave-climate.html?searchResultPosition=3

More than 1 million used EVs will hit the market over the next three years.

More info: https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-future-of-mobility-78b54e70-51d4-11f0-9fec-b9609b4708fb.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosfutureofmobility&stream=top

Climate change is creating more turbulence for aircraft.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2025/see-where-your-flights-will-experience-this-climate-fueled-turbulence/

Wildfires, increasing because of climate change, contributed to about 15,000 US deaths from exposure to smoke particulates between 2006 and 2020.

More info: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5325682-canadian-wildfire-smoke-midwest/

Extreme wildfire events have more than doubled in frequency and magnitude globally over the past two decades.

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Wind provided about 20% of Europe’s electricity in 2024.

More info: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/business/trump-wind-energy-europe.html

U.S. battery makers plan to invest $100 billion in new factories by the end of the decade.

More info: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2025/04/29/trade-group-bids-for-gop-support-with-huge-battery-investment-00314641

Warming and extreme weather due to climate change are increasing demand for blood but decreasing the supply.

More info: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/climate/climate-emergency-blood-supply.html?campaign_id=54&emc=edit_clim_20250417&instance_id=152793&nl=climate-forward&regi_id=66704053&segment_id=196222&user_id=97eb24ff9121d1a70f01fac05f86ea1b

In March, clean energy sources generated more than half (50.8%) of US electricity for the first month on record.

More info: https://ember-energy.org/latest-updates/fossil-fuels-fall-below-50-of-us-electricity-for-the-first-month-on-record/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axiosgenerate