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Poland’s development bank BGK signed agreements for PLN 2.117 billion (USD 581m / EUR 498m) in non-repayable loans to five domestic companies to support green hydrogen projects totalling 343 MW. The funding comes from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (KPO) and targets RFNBO or low-emission hydrogen production facilities (minimum 20 MW) including electrolysers and associated infrastructure.

Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani opened the XII Italy–Latin America and Caribbean Conference on 07 October 2025, organized by the Farnesina with IILA and attended by high-level representatives from the 33 CELAC member countries. The Conference adopted a final declaration stressing democracy, human rights, sustainable development, a “diplomacy of growth” for trade and investment, prioritized energy transition projects including renewables and green hydrogen, and confirmed Giorgio Silli as IILA Secretary General from January 2026.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged countries to “seize this historic opportunity” to accelerate the transition from fossil fuels after two reports showed renewables are accelerating. Ember found renewables have generated more power than coal for the first time, and the IEA projects an additional 4,600 GW of renewable capacity by 2030 (solar ~80% of the increase).

GITEX GLOBAL 2025 will run 13-17 October at Dubai World Trade Centre, bringing over 6,800 tech enterprises and 2,000 startups from 180 countries to showcase AI, biotech, quantum, semiconductors and data-centre innovations. The event highlights major sector finances—global AI market at $4.8 trillion by 2033 and data centre investments >$500 billion in 2025—and features firms such as IBM, Google, Microsoft, O’Leary Ventures, Cerebras, Fluidstack and Mammoth Biosciences.