EU Climate & Courts: The European Commission has referred Ireland to the EU’s top court over failures to stop illegal peat cutting, arguing enforcement gaps remain for private sites under 50 hectares and that Ireland’s peat-related rules weren’t properly followed in practice. Nature & Energy Transition: Italy’s lower house has approved a bill to restart the legal pathway for nuclear power, with government decrees to set the framework for possible future projects. EV Infrastructure: The European Investment Bank is partnering with Ireland’s transport ministry and ZEVI to speed up a nationwide public EV charging network, aiming for chargers within reach of every community. Clean Tech & Waste Cuts: Nintendo says its Switch 2 models sold in the EU will comply with new rules requiring easily replaceable batteries from February 2027. Climate Risk & Heat: Scientists warn that an Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation slowdown could trigger sharp regional cooling even as the planet warms overall. Biodiversity-Friendly Power: Germany’s floating solar on a Bavarian gravel pit reportedly preserved lake life while generating electricity, covering only a small share of the water surface. Food & Farming Resilience: A France study finds regenerative farms lost far less yield during drought, with the most regenerative plots showing about three times less yield loss. Tech Sovereignty: The EU’s tech sovereignty package would restrict some sensitive cloud tenders for dominant US firms while pushing faster build-out of data centres using European hardware/software.