FIVE YEARS LEFT BEFORE 1.5*C GLOBAL WARMING TEMP LIMIT BLOWN: EXPERTS

1/3 of Great Barrier Reef dead or dying from coral bleaching.

Maryland governor vetoed Renewable Portfolio Standard legislation 2 months after signing US' most ambitious GHG emissions reduction target law.

Enviros looking to new legal action to halt US Pacific Coast fracking.

Fastest growing job positions in US now wind turbine technicians.

Property rights unanimous win in US Supreme Court in wetlands case of Clean Water Act.

Texas Supreme Court backed landowner in groundwater rights case.

DOE withdrawing $40M for Dominion's Virginia offshore wind demo project. Dominion wouldn't guarantee startup before '20. 2 6Mw turbines/installs now to cost est. $300-380M v. earlier $230M.

$500M wind project OK'd in Quebec.

GDF, Toyota, Orascom to build 250Mw wind project in Egypt.

Thai comp to invest $800M in 300Mw solar project in Myanmar.

Enel turned on new 160Mw solar plant in Chile. ~$270M cost.

80% of Californians unaware of $7,500 EV tax credit. 75% unaware of $2,500 state EV rebate.

55% of US northeasterners interested in EVs.

Clean/renewable 99% of new US elgen cap in 1Q16.

USDA $8.8M more for advanced biofuels development.

Biomass now 1.6% of US elgen in '15.

41% of Chevron shareholders approved climate risk disclosure resolutions. 38% at Exxon.

Suncor restarting oil sands plants in Alberta Can.

New global oil discoveries 12B bls in '15. World using ~35B/yr.

Iran flaring $3.5B/yr of natgas. New LNG facilities 2-3 years away from completion. Considering natgas pipelines to Turkey, Qatar.

Iran banning its citizens from Mecca pilgrimage over Saud relations.

More attacks over weekend on Nigeria oil facilities. Production likely down to 1.2Mb/d from 2.4M last year. President Jonathon reported not returning to country.

Venezuela owes at least $50B. Close to collapse. Oil production could stop, affecting Central Am, Carib oil supply.

Russia doubling oil exports to China.

Iran, Turkey courting Kurd oil deals.

Iraq to export 5M more bls in June.

Brunei to diversify from oil.

Alsons to start building 3 new power projects in Mindanao P.I. 210Mw coal, 15Mw run-of-river hydro.

Flint Michigan latest water pipe replacement costs doubled.

Extreme weather builds up toxins in food: study.

China plans to clean up its soil.