Italy Delays Coal Plants Shutdown to 2038 Amid Energy Crisis, US March 2026 Hottest on Record

Italy’s parliament voted on April 21, 2026, to delay shutdown of its four remaining coal plants until 2038, 13 years past the EU’s 2025 target, citing global energy crisis. March 2026 was the hottest March in U.S. 132-year records, breaking nearly 20,000 heat records. Global sea surface temperatures hit 20.97°C, second-highest on record, with El Niño risks for 2027.