President Obama orders US government to consider climate change a national security issue 23/9/2016

In a historic first for the United States, President Barack Obama signed a memorandum this week to require federal policy makers to factor climate change when deciding matters of national security. ...more

100 countries push to phase out potentially disastrous greenhouse gas 23/9/2016

A loose coalition of more than 100 countries, including the US and European nations, is pushing for an early phase-out of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a powerful greenhouse gas that if left unchecked is set to add a potentially disastrous 0.5C to global temperatures by the end of the century. ...more

UK opens its first ‘pay-as-you-feel’ food waste grocery store 23/9/2016

The first food waste grocery store in the United Kingdom has opened, operating on a “pay-as-you-feel” model to help people on tight budgets obtain vital nutrition for their families. ...more

Germany unveils world’s first zero-emissions hydrogen-powered passenger train 23/9/2016

French company Alstom unveiled the first-ever passenger train powered completely by hydrogen at this week’s Berlin InnoTrans trade show. ...more

Abu Dhabi bid sets astounding new low price for solar power 22/9/2016

Just one month after the price of solar power in Chile dropped to half the cost of coal, a new record low price has already been established. ...more

Climate deal comes one step closer to effect at United Nations 22/9/2016

An agreement to fight global warming came one step closer to taking effect on Wednesday when dozens of countries deposited their ratification of the deal at the United Nations, taking the total to 60, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. ...more

EU court rules against Britain over power plant emissions 22/9/2016

Britain failed to respect European Union limits on nitrogen oxide emissions from a coal-fired power plant in Wales, the European Court of Justice said on Wednesday. ...more

France to seek compensation from carmakers exceeding CO2 goals 22/9/2016

France may seek compensation from carmakers whose vehicles far exceed carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions targets in normal driving, budget minister Christian Eckert said on Wednesday. ...more

UK pledges to ratify Paris climate deal by year-end 22/9/2016

British Prime Minister Theresa May has pledged to world leaders to ratify the Paris agreement to slow climate change by the end of the year. ...more

Regional powers back studies on impact of Ethiopia's Nile dam 21/9/2016

Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia commissioned studies into the environmental and economic impact of a $4 billion dam on the Nile that Addis Ababa aims to make the centerpiece of its bid to become Africa's biggest power exporter. ...more