In brief | 30 April '25
ESA:
The European Space Agency’s Biomass satellite was designed to provide unprecedented insights into the world’s forests and their crucial role in Earth’s carbon cycle.
IEEFA:
EU efforts to curb gas demand have driven a decline in the bloc’s combined imports of pipeline gas and LNG in recent years.
Bloomberg:
Germany’s acting foreign minister Annalena Baerbock said that the disputed Nord Stream gas pipeline shouldn’t be reactivated, amid suggestions that a potential ceasefire in Ukraine could lead to renewed deliveries from Russia.
Reuters:
Volkswagen said it expects profit margins this year towards the bottom end of its forecast, the latest automaker to strike a downbeat tone as an industry already pressured by costs and competition grapples with tariff uncertainty.
German Energy Agency (dena):
The update to the dena Building Report 2025 shows a mixed picture of the energy transition in the building sector.
