In brief | 15 July '24

Bloomberg: The world’s power grids are failing as the planet warms

Outages from Albania to Texas show how electricity networks aren’t ready for climate change.

Reuters: Europe needs way to price critical minerals independently of China, group says

Europe needs a system to set prices for critical minerals needed for the energy transition that is not dependent on China, which dominates much of the global sector, the head of an EU-funded group said.

Euractiv: EU energy ministers talk geothermal in Budapest

Geothermal energy is the first item on the agenda of an informal meeting of EU energy ministers on Monday and Tuesday (16-17 July) in Budapest, where they will discuss how to overcome barriers to the deployment of this under-exploited energy source.