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  • Mondial de l'Automobile Motor Show in Paris<br>epa05564048 An electric vehicle charger is displayed at the Paris Motor Show 'Mondial de l'Automobile' in Paris, France, 30 September 2016. The Paris Motor Show, which takes place every two years, runs from 01 to 16 October 2016 with international car makers presenting their latest models and studies.  EPA/IAN LANGSDON

    Investors warn car industry over climate change

    Climate News Network: Car manufacturers told they must address climate change by switching to low-emission models − or face a sell-off of their shares
  • Nick Hurd leads the Deparment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, which covers climate change

    UK minister dismisses threat of climate court battle

    Climate Home: Nick Hurd waved away suggestions the government could be taken to court over a shortfall in policy to meet binding emissions targets
  • A picture with a zoom effect show a grafic traces of proton-proton collisions events measured by European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experience on May 25, 2011 in the search for the Higgs boson. After a quest spanning nearly half a century, physicists said on July 4 they had found a new sub-atomic particle consistent with the Higgs boson which is believed to confer mass. Rousing cheers and a standing ovation broke out at the CERN after scientists presented data in their long search for the mysterious particle. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINIFABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/GettyImages

    Mini-nuclear reactors could be operating in the UK by 2030 - report

    Energy Technologies Institute argues small modular reactors capable of delivering clean power and heat could be in place by 2030 if the right policy framework is put in place, reports BusinessGreen
  • Emissions from a coal-fired steel factory in China

    The world passes 400ppm carbon dioxide threshold. Permanently

    Climate Central: We are now living in a 400ppm world with levels unlikely to drop below the symbolic milestone in our lifetimes, say scientists
  • The Euratom Treaty, which applies to all EU member states, seeks to promote nuclear safety standards, investment and research within the bloc.

    Brexit ‘could trigger’ UK departure from nuclear energy treaty

    The UK’s withdrawal from the EU could also force it to exit the Euratom treaty on nuclear energy, ENDS has learned
  • Gas flares from an oil production platform

    Existing coal, oil and gas fields will blow carbon budget – study

    Climate Home: Expansion of fossil fuel extraction amounts to ‘climate denial’, says thinktank Oil Change International, but observers argue some additional oil and gas could be safe
  • Since Sanders endorsed Clinton on 12 July – as he did at this rally, pictured – the full focus of the Clinton campaign has swung to Trump.

    Hillary Clinton 'dropped climate change from speeches after Bernie Sanders endorsement'

  • U.S. President Barack Obama, right, walks past Chinese President Xi Jinping as he arrives for a group photo session for the G-20 Summit held at the Hangzhou International Expo Center in Hangzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang province, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

    US and China release fossil fuel subsidy peer reviews

  • ClientEarth air pollution campaign<br>Mayor of London Sadiq Khan makes a speech at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, on how he is going to tackle pollution in the capital. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Tuesday July 5, 2016. See PA story ENVIRONMENT Air. Photo credit should read: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

    Londoners overwhelmingly back Sadiq Khan’s air pollution crackdown

    Some 15,000 people responded to the mayor’s air quality consultation, with 79% backing plans to bring forward restrictions on polluting vehicles, reports BusinessGreen
  • Heat wave in Belgium<br>epa05508727 A child plays in a water fountain at the 'Flagey Place', in Brussels, Belgium, 24 August 2016. Belgians have been enjoying summer temperatures of over 30 degrees Celcius over the last few days.  EPA/STEPHANIE LECOCQ

    August ties with July as hottest month on record

    August continued the remarkable streak of record hot months in 2016, equalling July as the hottest month on record
  • Chinese President Xi Jinping (C), US President Barack Obama (R) and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (L) shake hands during a joint ratification of the Paris climate change agreement ceremony ahead of the G20 Summit at the West Lake State Guest House in Hangzhou on 03 September 2016. World leaders are gathering in Hangzhou for the 11th G20 Leaders Summit from September 4 to 5. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / HOW HWEE YOUNGHOW HWEE YOUNG/AFP/Getty Images

    G20 reaffirms climate commitments – but dodges deadlines

    Climate Home: Leaders back rapid implementation of the Paris agreement and ramping up of green finance, but fail to set timeline for phase-out of fossil fuel subsidies
  • Berta Caceres at the banks of the Gualcarque River in the Rio Blanco region of western Honduras where she, COPINH (the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras) and the people of Rio Blanco have maintained a two year struggle to halt construction on the Agua Zarca Hydroelectric project, that poses grave threats to local environment, river and indigenous Lenca people from the region.

    Environmental activists still under threat in Honduras six months after Berta Cáceres’ killing

    Honduras has become a no-go zone for environmental activists after eight people were murdered in 2015 alone, reports IPS
  • This handout photo provided by The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Arctic sea ice earlier this year. Scientists spent three weeks in the region analyzing conditions, as recent reductions in sea ice extent in the autumn months impacts weather patterns regionally and perhaps farther afield. The Arctic took a bit of a break from its rapid melting this year. But a federal Arctic report card says global warming is still massively altering the top of the world, reducing the number of reindeer, shrinking snow and ice and yet increasing certain fish and the growing season. (AP Photo/NOAA)

    Arctic sea ice will miss record low despite major melt, experts say

    Though Arctic sea ice started the summer at record lows, it is unlikely to set a new record annual minimum, reports Climate Central
  • Coal power station of E.ON energy company, wind power turbines. Gelsenkirchen- Scholven, Germany, Europe.<br>CXY03R Coal power station of EON energy company, wind power turbines. Gelsenkirchen- Scholven, Germany, Europe.

    Leading insurers tell G20 to stop funding fossil fuels by 2020

    Climate Home: Aviva, Aegon and Amlin issue joint statement urging leaders to build on previous commitments and end subsidies within four years
  • Logging trail in Borneo

    Human impact on environment may be slowing down, study shows

    Mongabay: Humanity’s environmental footprint has increased, but at a much slower rate compared to population and economic growth because of more efficient use of natural resources
  • A tourist snorkels above coral in the lagoon located on Lady Elliot Island in Australia<br>A tourist snorkels above coral in the lagoon located on Lady Elliot Island on the Great Barrier Reef, 80 kilometers north-east from the town of Bundaberg in Queensland, Australia, June 9, 2015. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo

    Visitors rush to the Great Barrier Reef to catch it before it’s gone

    Climate Home: Survey finds that 69% of visitors to the world’s largest coral reef system are motivated by the fear that it might disappear
  • DENMARK-ENERGY-WIND-VESTAS<br>A photo taken on June 29, 2012 shows a Vestas windmill near Baekmarksbro in Jutland. The world leading wind turbine company announced on August 22, 2012 that it was to cut another 1,400 jobs by the end of the year, bringing the number of employees to 19,000 worldwide. AFP PHOTO / SCANPIX / Morten Stricker        (Photo credit should read Morten Stricker/AFP/GettyImages)

    Toyota, Tesla and Vestas ranked among world’s top green companies

    BusinessGreen: Clean 200 list finds world’s greenest large companies are outperforming most polluting counterparts by three to one
  • Matthew Williamson has created a collection for clothes store H&amp;M. Shoppers swoop on the store in Regent Street on the day that the collection is released. London. By David Levene. 23/4/09

    Pressure mounts on retailers to reform throwaway clothing culture

    Yale Environment 360: Americans dispose of about 12.8m tons of textiles annually. But a growing number of environmentalists and clothing retailers say it’s time to begin making new clothes out of old items on a large scale
  • Palm oil giant IOI Group regains RSPO sustainability certification

    Palm oil producer was stripped of its certification in March 2016 after failing to meet environmental standards, reports BusinessGreen
  • Two electric cars charging on a city street, UK

    Electric vehicle charge points to outnumber petrol stations by 2020, say Nissan

    Business Green: Analysis by the car manufacturer marks end of the decade as a potential tipping point for the mass take up of electric vehicles
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