# Europe Type: Company Source: Climate Intelligence Brief — https://getclimatebrief.com/entity/europe-company Canonical HTML page: https://getclimatebrief.com/entity/europe-company ## Timeline - **2026-06-27**: Heat expected to persist through weekend — Forecasts indicate extreme temperatures will continue, with possible new all-time records and daytime highs above 40°C in many areas. - **2026-06-24**: Red alert area expands — Météo-France warns that red alerts will cover more than half of France, including the far north, as the heatwave's plateau of severity continues. - **2026-06-23**: France records hottest day ever — Météo-France announces the national thermal indicator reached 29.8°C, surpassing the previous record of 29.4°C. 54 departments placed under red alert. - **2026-06-18**: Drownings begin to spike — Since this Thursday, 40 drowning deaths are reported in France, mainly among young people seeking relief from the heat, according to Prime Minister Lecornu. ## Recent coverage (4 stories) ### U.S. Coal Use Jumps 10% in 2025, Driving 3.2% Emissions Spike – Report 2026-07-12 01:04:14 · Sentiment: Bearish · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 3 The Energy Institute’s 2025 review reveals a troubling reversal: U.S. carbon emissions surged 3.2%, led by a 10% jump in coal consumption, while China’s growth slowed to just 0.3%. Despite record renewable energy expansion, global CO2 still rose 1.1% to 35.8 billion tonnes. Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/us-coal-emissions-spike-2025 ### Scotland Faces 18,000 Offshore Job Losses by 2035 Without Green Transition 2026-06-28 07:58:35 · Sentiment: Bullish · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 17 A new report warns that North-east Scotland's energy transition is entering a five-year 'Goldilocks zone' where renewable job growth must keep pace with oil and gas decline to prevent 18,000 job losses by 2035. The region currently has 90% of its offshore workforce in fossil fuels, but that could flip to 55-70% renewables. The UK is among five nations leading Europe's offshore wind expansion, presenting a massive opportunity for the region. Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/scotland-energy-transition-18000-jobs ### France Hits 29.8°C Record: The Climate Cost of Europe’s Deadly Heat Wave 2026-06-24 03:12:45 · Sentiment: Very Bearish · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 27 France shattered its all-time national temperature record on June 23, with the thermal indicator reaching 29.8°C amid a punishing heatwave. The event, linked to climate change, prompted red alerts across Europe and resulted in 40 drowning deaths in France. It underscores the escalating human and economic toll of extreme heat. Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/france-29-8c-record-climate-heatwave-2026 ### Trump Ties US AI Supremacy to Energy Policy, Blasts China and Europe 2026-03-05 04:09:48 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2 Donald Trump has asserted that the United States maintains a decisive lead in artificial intelligence, framing energy policy as the primary battlefield for technological supremacy. He specifically targeted the European Union's high energy costs and China's resource management as strategic vulnerabilities that the U.S. must exploit through expanded domestic production. Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/trump-ai-energy-geopolitics --- This page is a machine-readable summary. Sentiment measures the directional read of each development for this entity, not the tone of the reporting; impact weights consequence, not syndication reach. See https://getclimatebrief.com/guides/methodology for the full editorial methodology.