June 2026 – Week 4

By Anders Lorenzen

In this week’s live blog, we are taking a broader look across climate and energy, covering the key news, developments and comments.

As part of an expanded focus on real-time coverage, this live blog will continue to track developments across global energy markets, including electricity prices, oil and gas benchmarks, and renewable generation trends. But we will also track key climate news and events, including impacts such as extreme weather events as they happen.

It is updated every day throughout the week with the most significant developments around energy and climate.

Last week’s live blog can be found here.

Latest

Monday 23rd of June 2026

11:30 GMT

Extreme heat: The UK braces for the impacts of extreme heat, as the Met Office warned of record-breaking extreme heat conditions this week, with forecasts as high as 38 °C.

The forecast from the independent weather forecaster and scientific body say the extreme heat conditions could last until Thursday prompting severe health concerns for elderly and vulnerable people.

The Met Office say they’re confident that we will break the record-high June record of 35.6 °C set in the record-breaking summer of 1976.

Sunday 22nd of June 2026

22:20 GMT

Oil price: Markets could be braced for a turbulent Monday, as the barely week-old peace agreement between the US and Iran is already in doubt. Iran has accused the US of breaching the ceasefire and has again closed the Strait of Hormuz.

Earlier updates

Thursday 18th of June 2026

23:55 GMT

Heatwave: Several European countries are entering heatwave conditions yet again.

The French authorities have released 53 heatwave warnings this Friday.