UK Media Ignored Climate Crisis in Heatwave Coverage

UK media ignored climate crisis in heatwave coverage

Nearly 2,500 UK articles were analyzed, and almost three-quarters skipped any mention of the climate crisis behind June’s record heatwave. The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit found that three in four UK newspaper articles failed to connect the heat to climate change, even though scientists call the link “unequivocally” clear.

June 2026 was the UK’s hottest month on record, and the toll was steep. A joint study from the Met Office, Imperial College London, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine found climate change directly caused 42% of the resulting heat-related deaths. That’s why scientists wrote to senior editors at BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Sky, and Global, warning that coverage keeps missing the link between extreme weather and its real causes.

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Further reading: Most UK media reports on June heatwave failed to mention climate crisis

New York becomes first state to impose data center moratorium

New York has become the first US state to impose a moratorium on new large data centers, pausing permits for facilities with peak electricity demand of 20 megawatts or more for one year. The Responsible Data Center Development Act requires the state to conduct an environmental impact study examining the sector’s impacts on water use, energy consumption, and land before new projects can proceed. 

Lawmakers and environmental advocates pushed for the pause amid rising concerns that the rapid expansion of AI-driven data centers has been driving up electricity costs for households and businesses across the state. The legislation also includes labor requirements governing the construction of any future facilities once the moratorium is lifted.

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Further reading: New York becomes the first state to impose a data center moratorium 

TenneT Germany raises record €3.5 billion green bond backed by EIB

TenneT Germany just made history. The country’s largest electricity transmission operator raised €3.5 billion in its first-ever green bond, the biggest corporate issuance yet under the EU’s new European Green Bond standard. Investors clearly wanted in: the multi-tranche offering was oversubscribed more than six times over, a strong signal of demand for financing that meets the EuGB’s tougher green criteria.

The European Investment Bank backed the deal, which feeds into TenneT’s massive €67 billion plan to expand and modernize Germany’s power grid by 2030. That money isn’t just sitting there either; it’s earmarked for building out the infrastructure Germany needs to plug more renewable energy into its grid as the country moves away from fossil fuels.

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Further reading: EIB backs TenneT Germany’s landmark €3.5 billion European Green Bond 

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Commission approves Cyprus’s sixth NextGenerationEU payment request

Cyprus has cleared another milestone in its recovery process. The European Commission granted preliminary approval for the country’s sixth payment request under its Recovery and Resilience Plan, worth €120 million and funded through the broader NextGenerationEU program. It’s the latest piece of a much larger €1.02 billion grant package backing Cyprus’s economic recovery and reform agenda.

NextGenerationEU funding isn’t released automatically. Member states have to hit specific milestones tied to green and digital transition targets first, so this approval says something real about the progress Cyprus has made on its reform commitments. Before the funds are formally released, the Economic and Financial Committee will still need to review the Commission’s assessment.

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Further reading: Commission greenlights Cyprus’s sixth payment request for €120 million under NextGenerationEU 

Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed here by the authors are their own, not those of impakter.com —  In the Cover Photo: People in Liverpool during the 2026 heatwave. Cover Photo Credit: ONUR KURT.