UK RATIFIED PARIS CLIMATE ACCORDS

North Pole 36* warmer than normal some days ago. From lower sea ice. (Also lower sea ice in Antarctic than normal.)

'16 likely to be hottest year on record: NASA.

Energy efficiency key to limiting global warming to 2*C: report. (Would also save trillions of dollars across global econ.)

Europe could achieve similar CO2 reductions as US' CAFE standards by extending existing emissions trade system to transportation: MIT study.

First Solar cutting 1.6K jobs.

Amazon Web Services to develop 180Mw solar power in Virginia.

2 comps closed on $70M equity for US solar pipeline.

Greencoat UK Wind got 147M Pounds from latest capital raise.

Vattenfall to proceed with 350Mw near-shore wind project after Denmark Parliament OK.

LeEco got $600M of new funds.

GM buying 50Mw more wind power.

NHTSA: EVs should make noise.

US oil rig count up 19 last week, natgas count up 1.

Canada made direct link between fracking and quakes.

OPEC says Iran must cap output at 3.9Mb/d. Also told Iraq to freeze production at current level.

Giant Asian energy comps planning spending spree in oil/gas.

Globally, 78 energy/natural resources comps defaulted so far this year, 53% of all world major bankruptcies.

Nigeria set to pay oil majors ~$5B on unpaid bills.

Michigan fighting court order to supply bottled water to Flint residents. Instead want to test kids for lead.

Clean drinking water deemed a constitutional right in Slovenia.

Florida rejected request for oil/gas drilling in Everglades.