Investors urge G20 nations to ratify Paris climate deal this year 24/8/2016

Investors managing more than $13 trillion of assets urged leaders of the Group of 20 on Wednesday to ratify a global climate deal by the end of 2016 and to step up efforts to shift from fossil fuels. ...more

Costa Rica celebrates 113 days of 100-percent renewable energy (and counting) 24/8/2016

Costa Rica is much more than a lush, green tourist paradise; it’s also a green energy pioneer. The small Central American nation has generated 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources for the past 113 days, and the run isn’t over yet. ...more

Microplastics should be banned in cosmetics to save oceans, MPs say 24/8/2016

Cosmetics companies must be banned from using plastic microbeads in scrubs, toothpaste and beauty products because of the marine pollution they are causing, say a group of British MPs. ...more

All aflutter: Extreme weather threatens Mexico's monarchs 24/8/2016

Heavy storms earlier this year hammered the forests that North America's monarch butterflies migrate to in central Mexico, a study showed on Tuesday, fueling fears the habitat could eventually become untenable. ...more

German Greens call for end to coal power in 20 years 23/8/2016

Germany's opposition Green party unveiled Monday a 10-point plan to end electricity generation from coal within 20 years, a key plank of its campaign heading into next year's general elections. ...more

Milk-based film could be the next generation of sustainable food packaging 23/8/2016

Thanks to the availability of cheaply produced plastics, we're rapidly contaminating every square inch on earth with this material, and while it's possible to ditch some, if not most, plastics from our lives through making careful choices, there are some places where stretchy transparent films are almost impossible to avoid, such as food packaging. ...more

Rare aquatic cats that fish with their paws are on the brink of extinction 23/8/2016

Researchers have launched a mission to find the Javan fishing cat, the rarest cat in the world. ...more

Scientists develop interactive game demonstrating impact of climate change on the Antarctic 23/8/2016

Scientists and games developers have joined forces to help communicate the impact of climate change on the Antarctic Ice Sheet. ...more

Why air conditioning is a vicious circle 23/8/2016

Air conditioning was a luxury 40 years ago, but it no longer seems extravagant and its popularity has soared. ...more

Germany is building world’s largest passive housing complex with 162 green units 22/8/2016

In Germany, the world’s biggest passive housing complex is currently under construction. The solar-powered Heidelberg Village designed by Frey Architekten will comprise 162 units and a host of sustainable features, including rooftop and vertical gardens. ...more