Headline News:

• “China’s Trade Surplus Surges 20% To A Record $1.2 Trillion, Even With Trump’s Tariffs” • China’s trade surplus hit a record of almost $1.2 trillion in 2025, the government said, as exports to other countries made up for slowing shipments to the US despite high tariffs. Chinese cars, computer chips, and other products grew across the globe. [ABC News]

Cargo ships in China (Zheng XUE, Unsplash)

• “Ørsted Boss ‘Satisfied’ To Get Back To Work At Revolution” • Ørsted CEO Rasmus Errboe is “satisfied” with a court ruling blocking enforcement of President Donald Trump’s shutdown order for the 704-MW Revolution Wind and allowing work to resume on the project. The Ørsted boss said the company had been prepared for the shutdown. [reNews]
• “Copernicus: 2025 Was The Third-Hottest Year – With Two Main Drivers” • Global warming is increasingly evident. 2025 was the third-hottest year on record, globally and in Europe. And the past three years were the hottest ever recorded globally. Two main drivers for the heat were greenhouse gases and high sea-surface temperatures. [Euronews]
• “US Carbon Pollution Rose In 2025. Experts Blame Winter Cold And Data Centers” • In a reversal from previous years, the US released 2.4% more greenhouse gases from the burning of fossil fuels in 2025 than in the year before, Rhodium Group said in a study. A cool winter, more data centers and cryptocurrency mining contributed to the trend. [ABC News]
• “US EPA Plans To Undercut State Authority To Protect Clean Water From Pipeline And Other Infrastructure Projects” • The Trump administration announced a plan to limit the authority of states and tribes to protect clean water from pollution resulting from pipelines and other major infrastructure projects during the permitting process. [CleanTechnica]

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