Heat & Water Stress in Central Europe: Hungary is shutting down the Paks nuclear plant for the first time in 44 years after record-low Danube levels cut cooling water supply, underscoring how drought and extreme heat are now hitting even “firm” power. Wildfire Frontline: Wildfires across Greece, with worsening conditions in parts of Spain and France, are driving evacuations and exhausting firefighters as heat and wind intensify fire behavior. German Climate Politics: A Flensburg University study finds climate skepticism has shifted from a noisy minority to a mass phenomenon, with distrust in state institutions and dissatisfaction with democracy playing key roles. Renewables Market Signals: Analysis highlights how wind and solar have overtaken fossil fuels in Germany for the first time, even as negative electricity prices still show the system’s growing volatility. Offshore Wind Economics: Equinor secured a long-term contract for difference for a Baltic Sea project, a reminder that long price support is becoming a make-or-break condition for offshore wind investment. Marine & River Impacts: Drought is also disrupting shipping and river trade, with the Netherlands and Germany facing cracked dikes and low-water navigation risks.