Guardian Environment Network
The Guardian Environment Network brings together the world's best websites focusing on green topics. The network connects sites from across the globe that provide high-quality news, opinion, advice, blogs, data and tools
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hillary Clinton 'dropped climate change from speeches after Bernie Sanders endorsement'
US and China release fossil fuel subsidy peer reviews
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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