US-Europe gas price gaps, energy investment, Denmark’s EV boom, Germany’s refinery crisis and China’s battery advantage reveal the challenges shaping global energy markets.

The UK government has approved the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea, with production due to start by the end of the month, as ministers back energy security and critics warn of climate and bill impacts.

Rising electricity prices, record EV sales, America’s AI power gap, China’s energy storage breakthrough and growing bioenergy demand reveal how energy systems are evolving worldwide.

More than 20 energy, industry and investor groups have urged EU leaders to protect the ETS’s long-term investment signal, as governments debate how far to change the carbon market.

Energy is one of the areas Prime Minister Andy Burnham wants to cover in UK-EU talks next month, as carbon markets and the EU’s Made in Europe plans raise questions for UK industry.

Germany’s solar boom, battery supply chain risks, Taiwan’s nuclear rethink, Big Tech’s AI financing and swappable electric tractor batteries reveal how energy and technology are evolving.