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- 1UK EV Sales Hit Record High with 36.3% September Surge●UK EV Sales Hit Record High in September as EV Registrations Surge 36.3%
New UK car registration figures show electric vehicle sales reached a record high in September, with EV registrations up 36.3% year on year. The jump, coinciding with the plate-change month that typically drives the strongest sales, points to accelerating consumer uptake of electric cars despite the end of some purchase incentives, and is being read as a milestone in Britain's shift away from petrol and diesel vehicles.
- 2Switzerland has lost a fifth of its glaciers in five years●‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years
Swiss glaciers have shrunk by 20% in just five years, with scientists describing an 'explosion' in melt rates. Alpine regions across Europe are seeing extreme glacier collapse, driven by the heat-trapping effects of fossil fuel pollution. The figures underline how rapidly ice loss is accelerating in the Alps, raising concerns about water supplies, hydropower and long-term climate impacts across the region.