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Commonwealth leaders pledge to pursue 1.5C temperature goal
Flurry of green announcements from London Summit ends with renewed pledge to 'pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels'
Michael Bloomberg pledges $4.5m to help plug UNFCCC funding gap
UN climate secretariat says funding commitment comes at 'a critical time' given level of outstanding contributions from governments
AB Sugar promises green packaging and carbon cuts
In its first sustainability report the world's largest sugar producer promises all its plastic packaging will be reusable, recyclable, bio-degradable or compostable by 2030
Carbon neutral cabs: Lyft promises to offset user rides
Uber rival Lyft announces plan to offset carbon impact of every journey booked on its platform
Wells Fargo commits $200bn towards low carbon projects by 2030
More than half of commitment earmarked to support low carbon transition, with remainder aimed at sustainable agriculture, recycling, conservation and other sustainable businesses
Whitbread aims to halve its carbon intensity with new science based target
Premier Inn and Costa Coffee owner joins SBT initiative to drive down emissions across its business and supply chain
Catholic institutions mark Earth Day with fossil fuel divestment pledge
Bishops, Catholic banks worth €7.5bn, humanitarian group Caritas Internationalis and others in the Catholic hierarchy announce plans to drop investments in high carbon energy
HSBC to (almost) stop financing coal power
Europe's biggest bank announces intention to halt financing for coal-fired power plants as part of low-carbon drive - but lists Bangladesh, Indonesia and Vietnam as exceptions
Meet Daisy, Apple's latest robot for recovering and reusing iPhone components
Launched this week, Daisy helps dissemble iPhones for reuse and recycling
UK goes record 55 hours without coal
No coal was used for power generation in the UK between 10.25pm on Monday and 5.10am yesterday, National Grid confirms
'Severe problem': EU e-waste illegally shipped to Nigera, major study reveals
Tens of thousands of tonnes of electrical waste is being shipped to Nigeria in clear breach of international rules
Sainsbury's trials UK's first e-bike grocery delivery
Fleet of five electric cargo bikes set off across London to deliver groceries to Sainsbury's customers
Walmart plots wind and solar surge as it slashes supply chain emissions
US retailer plans to expand use of solar, wind and electric vehicle charging stations as it announces 20 million metric tonnes cut in CO2 across its supply chain
Cleantech innovators set to pitch top green investors at BusinessGreen Forum
Next week's BusinessGreen Technology and Investment Forum will see inventors pitch everything from remade office furniture to hybrid motorbikes, to a room of green investors
Plastic war: Theresa May moves to ban straws, cotton buds and coffee stirrers
Consultation on ban of disposable plastic items will launch later this year, Prime Minister announces
Report: Gravity-based energy storage could prove cheaper than batteries
EXCLUSIVE: Analysis from Imperial College London suspending weights in old mine shafts for frequency response could be cheaper than other options
Total targets electric future with €1.4bn deal to buy Direct Energie
French oil major underscores strategy shift to electric with deal to purchase Paris-based utility
OVO unveils home V2G electric vehicle charger and battery storage units
Utility launches suite of domestic energy products to boost home energy flexibility
Fiji launches first international green bond
Dual-tranche bond - the first international sovereign green offering from an emerging economy - launched this morning on London Stock Exchange
Banks Group to appeal Druridge Bay decision
BREAKING: Banks Group slams decision by government to reject coal mine on climate grounds
Bristol Energy taps 'poo bus' creators to run city on sewage
Bristol-based utility teams up with GENeco, the company behind the 'poo bus', to roll out green gas produced from toilet waste
British Solar Renewables and Mongoose strike community solar management deal
'First of a kind' agreement will see BSR manage 50MW of community solar assets across 14 parks
CHOGM 2018: UK pledges £8m in climate innovation cash, joins solar alliance
Climate change is emerging as a hot topic at this week's Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting taking place in London
Claire Perry to instruct Committee on Climate Change to scope net zero goal
UK Climate Minister says government will ask climate watchdog to consider how UK could meet 1.5C Paris target
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