Reporter, climate and energy
Tom Reuter reports on climate policy, energy transition and mobility across Luxembourg. He grew up in Esch-sur-Alzette and previously freelanced for Reporter.lu.
An explosion at the Barzan gas facility in Qatar's Ras Laffan complex killed at least 13 workers and injured 66, days after the plant was restarted following a war-related shutdown. The energy minister blamed a technical malfunction, ruled out sabotage and said exports would be unaffected.
Luxembourg's biggest public holiday will unfold under a red heat alert, with forecasters warning of tropical nights and a felt temperature approaching 39C - a local reckoning with Europe's accelerating warming.
From 3 to 5 June 2026 Luxembourg hosted its first International Climate Finance Days, marking ten years of the Luxembourg Green Exchange and gathering the EIB, the European Commission and Brazil's foreign minister to debate how to move private capital into the climate transition.