Headline News:

• “Federal Judge Vacates Illegal Offshore Wind Order, Says Wind Foes Are ‘Tilting At Windmills'” • A federal judge declared a key part of President Trump’s notorious Offshore Wind Order of January 20 null and void. On December 8 the US District Court District Of Massachusetts, in Boston, determined that all the evidence points to its illegality. [CleanTechnica]

Offshore windpower (NREL image)

• “Nation Warns Ongoing Concern With Atlantic Ocean Could Be ‘A Direct Threat … To National Security’: ‘Time is running out'” • Iceland has sounded the alarm regarding the potential collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, declaring it a national security risk that requires its immediate attention. “We cannot afford to wait.” [The Cool Down]
• “Temperature Average For 2023-2025 On Track To Exceed 1.5°, Copernicus Data Reveals” • The global average temperature anomaly for January to November 2025 is 1.48°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline. It is currently beaten only by 2024, the first year to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, according to Copernicus. [Euronews]
• “Record Battery Discharge Supports Irish Power System” • Provisional EirGrid data shows renewables supplied around 41% of Ireland’s electricity in November. The operator said wind provided 35% of all electricity used, totalling 1,067 GWh. Other renewables including solar and hydropower brought the overall clean energy share to 41%. [reNews]
• “Vattenfall And Cemvision Seal Near-Zero Cement Deal In Europe” • Vattenfall and Cemvision have signed an agreement to supply near-zero-carbon cement for onshore wind infrastructure in Europe from 2028. Cemvision’s Re-ment Massive product will be prioritised for use in Vattenfall’s projects. It could cut CO₂ emissions by up to 95%. [reNews]

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