Kenyan conservationists to track elephant 'corridors' between parks 3/11/2016

Scientists in Kenya are fitting radio collars on elephants to help secure the "corridors" they use between national parks, part of a conservation drive that has seen the nation's elephant population double within the last 35 years. ...more

German cabinet approves draft law banning GMO crops 3/11/2016

The German cabinet has approved a draft law banning cultivation of crops with genetically modified organisms (GMOs), government sources told Reuters on Wednesday. ...more

The world's first zero-emissions train could be running by 2017 3/11/2016

Passengers in Europe may soon be commuting on the world's first zero-emissions train. ...more

Thousands of baby turtles released in Peruvian conservation effort (VIDEO) 3/11/2016

Peruvian environmental authorities will release 500,000 baby turtles back into the wild by mid-November, authorities said. ...more

UAE: Over 2m cans collected 2/11/2016

More than 2 million empty aluminium cans were gathered from across the UAE on Saturday as part of a nation-wide collection drive in a boost to community-based recycling. ...more

Indonesia, Vietnam look to blaze trail for solar in Southeast Asia 2/11/2016

Indonesia and Vietnam are looking to join Thailand in blazing a trail for solar power in Southeast Asia, introducing targets to fire up green energy generation as a landmark global agreement to curb pollution is set to take effect. ...more

In rare move, China criticizes Trump plan to exit climate change pact 2/11/2016

China on Tuesday rejected a plan by U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to back out of a global climate change pact, saying a wise political leader should make policy in line with global trends, a rare comment on a foreign election. ...more

Global carbon intensity falls as coal use declines 2/11/2016

The amount of carbon needed to power the global economy fell to record lows in 2015, as coal consumption in major economies plummeted. ...more

Drought-hit Mozambique signs first major solar power deal 2/11/2016

Drought-stricken Mozambique will start building its first large scale solar plant in early 2017, after Scatec Solar, which owns several such plants in Africa, signed an $80 million deal to sell electricity to the state-owned energy company for 25 years. ...more

Kuwait starts up its first solar power plant 1/11/2016

Kuwait began operating its first-ever solar power plant last Wednesday at the Umm Gudair oil field, a landmark for the OPEC member country as it seeks to diversify its sources of energy to meet fast-rising local demand. ...more