EU Carbon Market: EU negotiators agreed stronger price controls for ETS2, including a stability reserve that can release 40m permits if prices top €45/ton CO2, triggered twice yearly and extended beyond 2030. Climate Extremes: A new EU climate update warns May was among the hottest on record, with “new normal” heat and drought patterns already reshaping Europe’s weather and risks. Biodiversity Protection (France): France created seven new biological reserves and expanded two, protecting an extra 157,000 hectares of forest, with most gains in French Guiana. Coastal Health (UK): Toxic plankton is shifting along Britain’s coast, and shellfish monitoring shows harmful algae are becoming harder to predict—raising public health stakes. Housing & Risk (UK): The British Geological Survey flags millions of homes at risk of climate-driven ground subsidence, especially around London and parts of the east and south-east. Nature as Defence (Europe borders): A report argues wetland and peatland restoration along Europe’s eastern fringes could deliver biodiversity gains and also act as a cheaper “natural defence” against heavy military movement. Heat Adaptation (EU-funded): Lower Hutt (New Zealand) is among five cities in an EU Horizon Europe project to protect vulnerable people from extreme heat using cooling, planning and health-focused measures. PFAS Watch (EU): EU moves to classify “forever chemical” TFA as a reproductive hazard, tightening scrutiny on PFAS in packaging.