In brief | 8 January '25

Reuters: Automakers to pool CO2 emissions with Tesla, Polestar to meet EU 2025 rules

Automakers facing tougher European Union 2025 emissions rules are planning to buy carbon credits from electric vehicle companies including Tesla and Polestar to avoid hefty fines, an EU filing showed.

Reuters: EU warns of 'serious blow' from Trump on climate change

Global efforts to address climate change will be dealt a severe blow if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump again pulls the country out of the Paris Agreement, the EU's head of climate change policy has warned.

DW: How Germany seeks to cut electricity costs

Nowhere in Europe is electricity more expensive than in Germany. Politicians are looking for solutions. What options do they have?

The Guardian: ‘They’ve heard so much wrong information’: Selling heat pumps across Germany’s political divide

Green heating has an image problem, especially where climate-sceptic parties hold sway. Now energy groups are promoting them on grounds of cost, status and energy security.