Electric vehicles could go first at traffic lights under UK clean air zone plans 14/10/2016

Drivers of electric vehicles could be allowed to use bus lanes in five UK cities and even go first at traffic lights, to tackle illegal levels of air pollution, the government has suggested. ...more

Big farm opportunities seen for business in 2030 U.N. goals 14/10/2016

Businesses could earn hundreds of billions of dollars a year by 2030 by investing in better agriculture and food ranging from micro-irrigation of crops to reduced waste, an international study said on Friday. ...more

Stranded seal rescued from river Thames in London 14/10/2016

A stranded seal has been rescued from the Thames to applause from the watching public in west London. ...more

France to cut diesel/gasoline tax gap for companies' car fleets 14/10/2016

France will offer companies the same tax credit when they buy gasoline cars than the one currently allowed for diesel cars, its energy minister said on Thursday, removing a key tax break that had boosted sales of diesel cars in the past. ...more

Chad welcomes first oryx calf in 30 years thanks to UAE project 13/10/2016

A scimitar-horned oryx was born in its native Chad for the first time in three decades thanks to help from a UAE environmental group. ...more

U.S. optimistic climate deal will cut HFC gases 13/10/2016

Senior State Department officials said on Wednesday they were "optimistic" that a deal on cutting greenhouse gases used in refrigerators, air conditioners and aerosols can be struck during meetings in Rwanda this week. ...more

Dutch firm Avantium to IPO to fund plastics from plants 13/10/2016

Dutch chemical technology firm Avantium will announce an initial public offering (IPO) this week to fund production of plant-based plastics for Coca Cola bottles and Danone yoghurt cups, two people familiar with the plan told Reuters. ...more

Germany's 2017 green power surcharge to rise 8 percent: sources 13/10/2016

A surcharge levied on German consumers to support renewable power will most likely rise by around 8 percent next year, despite government efforts to scale back support for green power, sources in the power transmission sector said on Tuesday. ...more

TripAdvisor bans ticket sales to attractions that allow contact with wild animals 13/10/2016

It’s an experience that has become one of those “must do before you die” moments: to swim with a large marine mammal. You reach out and stroke. So does everyone else. Then someone tries to hitch a ride. ...more

56,000 sea bream fingerlings released in Sharjah 11/10/2016

Fifty-six thousand sea bream fingerlings have been released in Khor Al Qorm. ...more