In brief | 7 February '25
Climate Home:
The head of the UN climate change body has urged countries to submit new “first-rate” climate targets by September, after only a handful of countries published updated plans to cut emissions ahead of a February deadline.
Climate Action Tracker:
Only six of the countries the Climate Action Tracker analyses have submitted their new 2035 climate targets in time for the Paris Agreement's 10 February 2025 deadline, and only one — the UK — is proposing actions at home that are 1.5°C-aligned.
FT:
More than 80 percent to be exempted by reforms aimed at cutting red tape and boosting productivity.
The Guardian:
Prime minister vows to ‘push past nimbyism’ and calls on tech firms to help build small modular reactors to power AI datacentres.
State of Green:
Political parties in Denmark to provide state support to establish a hydrogen pipeline connecting the country to Germany.
Notes from Poland:
Poland has launched a new programme providing subsidies to people buying or leasing electric vehicles. The scheme offers up to 40,000 zloty (roughly €9,500) per vehicle, with the money coming from EU funds.
