2. Germans, Dutch and French call for binding EU microplastic rules
Germany, the Netherlands, France and three other countries are calling for binding European Union measures to prevent the release of microplastics, which have been found in the human body, polar sea ice and the deepest ocean trenches.
3. Horn of Africa drought not possible without climate change, study says
The drought that has left some 4.35 million people in the Horn of Africa in dire need of humanitarian aid – with 43,000 in Somalia estimated to have died last year – would not have been possible without climate change, according to an analysis.
4. Drought-hit Spanish town gets water trucked in as temperatures peak
Residents of a small town in southern Spain gathered at the main square to collect drinking water as large swathes of the Iberian Peninsula braved unseasonably hot weather that have exacerbated a long drought. Meteorologists expect temperatures to hit almost 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in some areas of Spain this week.
5. Factbox: What are the U.S. Green Guides and can they stamp out ‘greenwashing’?
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will weigh major changes for the first time in a decade to its Green Guides, a set of standards for companies making environmental claims, as it sifts through thousands of comments it received on the topic.
