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Russian air strikes disable 60% of Ukraine’s gas production ahead of winter

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ECIU @eciu.net · 9h

Russian air strikes disable 60% of Ukraine’s gas production ahead of winter

A series of massive Russian air strikes in the past week has disabled nearly 60 per cent of Ukraine’s gas production, raising fears of winter shortages.

Moscow’s intensified drone and missile campaign seeks ‘to break our spirit’, says head of state energy group

Eastern Spain Braces For Heavy Rain

ECIU @eciu.net · 10h

Eastern Spain braces for heavy rain

Spain's Mediterranean coast braces for more torrential rain after an alert warning of "extraordinary danger" issued for Alicante in the Valencia region, where deadly floods struck last year.

Spain's Mediterranean coast on Thursday braced for more torrential rain after an alert warning of "extraordinary danger" was issued for Alicante in the Valencia region, where deadly floods struck…

Prince William to attend Cop30 UN climate summit in Brazil

ECIU @eciu.net · 11h

Prince William to attend Cop30 UN climate summit in Brazil

Prince of Wales’s decision welcomed as a means of drawing attention to the event and galvanising talks.
@fionaharvey.bsky.social

Prince of Wales’s decision welcomed as a means of drawing attention to the event and galvanising talks

The BMW iX3 sounds like version 2.0 of electric cars

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ECIU @eciu.net · 12h

England sees second worst harvest on record, analysis shows

England has seen its second worst harvest on record, according to an analysis of Government figures, after the country’s hottest spring and summer on record as well as the driest spring in more than 100 years.
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ECIU @eciu.net · 13h

Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 10 years

Number of endangered butterfly species also surging amid habitat destruction and global heating, finds study

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ECIU @eciu.net · 14h

🔎 500 miles

BMW has revealed the all-new iX3 electric car which comes with a range of 500 miles.
www.independent.co.uk/cars/electr...

With an official range of 500 miles, the new BMW iX3 will be the longest-range EV on sale in the UK at launch

www.independent.co.uk

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ECIU @eciu.net · 15h

Marginal Gains: how wind is pushing gas out of the power market and cutting costs

Growth in British renewables cutting electricity prices by up to a quarter.
eciu.net/analysis/re...

Marginal Gains: how wind is pushing gas out of the power market and…

Growth in British renewables cutting electricity prices by up to a quarter.

Electric Car Sales In India Surge Over Two-Fold In September 2025: FADA

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ECIU @eciu.net · 1d

Electric car sales in India surge over two-fold

According to data from the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations, the demand has been significantly higher across multiple EV models.

India’s retail electric car sales surged over twofold in September 2025, reaching 15,329 units, as per FADA. The increase reflects broader acceptance of EVs, stronger city-level uptake, and improving…

Eastern Spain Braces For Heavy Rain

ECIU @eciu.net · 1d

Russian air strikes disable 60% of Ukraine’s gas production ahead of winter

A series of massive Russian air strikes in the past week has disabled nearly 60 per cent of Ukraine’s gas production, raising fears of winter shortages.

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ECIU @eciu.net · 1d

Eastern Spain braces for heavy rain

Spain's Mediterranean coast braces for more torrential rain after an alert warning of "extraordinary danger" issued for Alicante in the Valencia region, where deadly floods struck last year.

Spain's Mediterranean coast on Thursday braced for more torrential rain after an alert warning of "extraordinary danger" was issued for Alicante in the Valencia region, where deadly floods struck…

Prince William to attend Cop30 UN climate summit in Brazil

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ECIU @eciu.net · 1d

Prince William to attend Cop30 UN climate summit in Brazil

Prince of Wales’s decision welcomed as a means of drawing attention to the event and galvanising talks.
@fionaharvey.bsky.social

Prince of Wales’s decision welcomed as a means of drawing attention to the event and galvanising talks

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ECIU @eciu.net · 1d

England sees second worst harvest on record, analysis shows

England has seen its second worst harvest on record, according to an analysis of Government figures, after the country’s hottest spring and summer on record as well as the driest spring in more than 100 years.
buff.ly/ip0wwGL

Marginal Gains: how wind is pushing gas out of the power market and…

ECIU @eciu.net · 1d

Marginal Gains: how wind is pushing gas out of the power market and cutting costs

Growth in British renewables cutting electricity prices by up to a quarter.
eciu.net/analysis/re...

Growth in British renewables cutting electricity prices by up to a quarter.

London's green vehicle tax 'will be devastating for capital's car clubs'

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ECIU @eciu.net · 2d

London's green vehicle tax 'will be devastating for capital's car clubs'

London car clubs face an alarming fall in the number of electric vehicles in their fleets if TFL presses ahead with plans to levy the congestion charge on them next year, an industry leader has warned.

TfL is levying the congestion charge on EV cars for the first time in January

England cereals and oilseeds harvests ranked

ECIU @eciu.net · 2d

Three of the UK's five worst harvests on record have happened this decade, following extreme weather

Harvest data from Defra suggests a much worse harvest for 2025 than estimates so far had predicted.
eciu.net/analysis/re...

A ranking of harvests since 1984 by overall volume for all wheat, spring and winter barley, oats and oilseed rape.

Electric Car Sales In India Surge Over Two-Fold In September 2025: FADA

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ECIU @eciu.net · 2d

Electric car sales in India surge over two-fold

According to data from the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations, the demand has been significantly higher across multiple EV models.

India’s retail electric car sales surged over twofold in September 2025, reaching 15,329 units, as per FADA. The increase reflects broader acceptance of EVs, stronger city-level uptake, and improving…

Marginal Gains: how wind is pushing gas out of the power market and…

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ECIU @eciu.net · 2d

Marginal Gains: how wind is pushing gas out of the power market and cutting costs

Growth in British renewables cutting electricity prices by up to a quarter.
eciu.net/analysis/re...

Growth in British renewables cutting electricity prices by up to a quarter.

One of world’s biggest windfarm developers to cut quarter of workforce

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ECIU @eciu.net · 2d

Ørsted to cut quarter of workforce after Trump administration causes share price to plunge

Trump ordered an immediate halt to work on a near-complete windfarm off the coast of Rhode Island.

Ørsted plans to shrink company after Trump administration causes share price to plunge to all-time low

The BMW iX3 sounds like version 2.0 of electric cars

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ECIU @eciu.net · 2d

🔎 500 miles

BMW has revealed the all-new iX3 electric car which comes with a range of 500 miles.
www.independent.co.uk/cars/electr...

With an official range of 500 miles, the new BMW iX3 will be the longest-range EV on sale in the UK at launch

www.independent.co.uk

Russian air strikes disable 60% of Ukraine’s gas production ahead of winter

ECIU @eciu.net · 2d

Russian air strikes disable 60% of Ukraine’s gas production ahead of winter

A series of massive Russian air strikes in the past week has disabled nearly 60 per cent of Ukraine’s gas production, raising fears of winter shortages.
buff.ly/5wTQmOV

Moscow’s intensified drone and missile campaign seeks ‘to break our spirit’, says head of state energy group

Year's worth of British bread lost this decade as extreme weather…

ECIU @eciu.net · 2d

Year's worth of British bread lost this decade as extreme weather bites

New analysis suggests that wheat production is down by the equivalent of over a year’s supply of bread for the UK, after extreme weather hits harvests.
eciu.net/media/press...

New analysis suggests that wheat production is down by the equivalent of over a year’s supply of bread for the UK, after extreme weather hits harvests

Eastern Spain Braces For Heavy Rain

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ECIU @eciu.net · 2d

Eastern Spain braces for heavy rain

Spain's Mediterranean coast braces for more torrential rain after an alert warning of "extraordinary danger" issued for Alicante in the Valencia region, where deadly floods struck last year.

Spain's Mediterranean coast on Thursday braced for more torrential rain after an alert warning of "extraordinary danger" was issued for Alicante in the Valencia region, where deadly floods struck…

Prince William to attend Cop30 UN climate summit in Brazil

ECIU @eciu.net · 2d

Prince William to attend Cop30 UN climate summit in Brazil

Prince of Wales’s decision welcomed as a means of drawing attention to the event and galvanising talks.
@fionaharvey.bsky.social

Prince of Wales’s decision welcomed as a means of drawing attention to the event and galvanising talks