Headline News:

• “Orlen Secures €800 Million For Offshore Wind Projects” • Orlen has signed financing agreements worth €805 million with Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego to accelerate the development of its offshore wind portfolio under Poland’s National Recovery Plan. The funding will support the Baltic Power and Baltic East projects. [reNews]

Offshore wind turbine (Orlen image)

• “Trump Administration Orders Probe Into Offshore Wind” • Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate potential harms of offshore wind farms, Bloomberg reported. Bloomberg said the order forms part of a broader Trump administration effort to scrutinise offshore wind development. [reNews]
• “Report Reveals Deadly Cost Of Climate Inaction” • A study published by The Lancet, looks at how “delays in adaptation” exacerbate the effects of climate change on the planet and humans. The number of health-threatening hot days as a result of climate change has had a 389% increase from the 1986 to 2005 yearly average. [Euronews]
• “Ukraine’s Long-Range Strikes Cut 20% of Russia’s Oil Refining Capacity, Zelenskyy Says” • Ukraine’s strikes on refineries deep inside Russia reduced Moscow’s oil refining capacity by 20%, said Ukrainian President Zelensky, citing intelligence from Western governments. Over 90% of the deep strikes were carried out by weapons made in Ukraine. [Euronews]
• “Tesla Pushes Leases And Buyouts As It Maximizes US EV Tax Credit?” • Isn’t the US tax credit for EVs is gone? A month ago, we wrote about news that broke just before the US EV tax credit expired. Ford and GM had worked out a loophole to essentially use the tax credit beyond the third quarter. Tesla figured out hot to do the same thing. [CleanTechnica]

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