Chinese automaker plans self-driving, electric car by 2020 12/7/2016

An automotive venture backed by China tech giant Tencent aims to launch an electric self-driving car before 2020, entering a crowded field dominated by US-based Tesla Motors, the chief executive told Reuters on Tuesday. ...more

Solar Impulse 2 sets off for penultimate flight to end round-the-world trip 11/7/2016

Solar Impulse 2 took off from Seville in Spain en route to Cairo this morning for what is expected to be pilot Andre Borschberg’s final flight as part of the first solar-powered circumnavigation of the Earth. ...more

Germany and Saudi Arabia pledge to ratify Paris deal in 2016 11/7/2016

Germany and Saudi Arabia have announced plans to ratify the Paris Agreement by the end of the year. ...more

By 2030, climate shift may kill 250k more per year 11/7/2016

Climate change is likely to kill 250,000 more people each year by 2030, latest assessment by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows. Most of these deaths will be caused from malaria, diarrheal disease, heat stress and malnutrition. ...more

Whale and winghead sharks move step closer to extinction 11/7/2016

Whale sharks and winghead sharks have moved one step closer to extinction, after the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) redefined them both as endangered species on the group’s ‘Red List’. ...more

Spanish court says Volkswagen parent company liable to answer any emissions fraud charges 11/7/2016

Spain's High Court said on Friday Volkswagen's parent company, based in Germany, would be liable to answer any charges over emissions fraud, rather than its Spanish affiliates. ...more

U.S. Senate passes GMO labeling bill 8/7/2016

The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved legislation that would for the first time require food to carry labels listing genetically-modified ingredients (GMOs). ...more

Global fish production approaching sustainable limit, UN warns 8/7/2016

Global fish production is approaching its sustainable limit, with around 90% of the world’s stocks now fully or overfished and a 17% increase in production forecast by 2025, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). ...more

Arctic sea ice crashes to record low for June 8/7/2016

The summer sea ice cover over the Arctic raced towards oblivion in June, crashing through previous records to reach a new all-time low. ...more

The newest superhighway in Paris won’t hold a single car 8/7/2016

Biking can be an incredibly fun and healthy way to get around, unless the crowded city you live in isn't really conducive to bicycles. ...more