Undergraduate students develop glow-in-the-dark concrete 28/6/2022

In efforts to find solutions to world power problems, students at the America University in Cairo have developed glow-in-the-dark concrete as part of their graduation project. The building material would help cut down on the power used for street lighting and road signage. ...more

More funds, care needed to save world's oceans, says U.N. chief 28/6/2022

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres appealed to governments and companies on Monday to join the fight to save the world's dying oceans, by committing more funds to help create a sustainable economic model for managing them. ...more

EU states agree to 40% renewables target by 2030 - Germany 28/6/2022

European Union energy ministers agreed on Monday to increase the share of renewables in the bloc's energy production to 40% by 2030, the German Economy Ministry said. ...more

Germany to support EU plans for 2035 ban on new fossil-fuel cars, says environment minister 28/6/2022

Germany plans to vote in support of a European Union package that would effectively ban the sale of new cars with combustion engines from 2035, said the environment minister on Tuesday. ...more

Paris to charge riders of gasoline-fueled motorbikes for parking 28/6/2022

Riders of gasoline-fueled motorcycles will have to start paying for parking in Paris from September as the French capital aims to reduce noise and pollution, but parking for electric motorcycles remains free, a city hall official said on Monday. ...more

Global biodiversity deal to halt nature loss stalls in Nairobi 27/6/2022

Efforts to draft an ambitious global agreement on halting nature loss ended Sunday with little progress made in the Nairobi negotiations, leaving limited time for brokering a biodiversity pact this year. ...more

EU ministers seek deals on climate laws as economy woes test green pledges 27/6/2022

Ministers from European Union countries will meet this week to attempt to agree joint plans to fight climate change, with some diplomats saying countries under economic pressure might water down some of the most ambitious targets proposed by Brussels. ...more

G7 leaders debate fossil fuel investments amid energy crisis -sources 27/6/2022

Some of the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) rich democracies are pushing for an acknowledgement of the need for new financing for fossil energies investments, two sources told Reuters on Sunday, as European states scramble to diversify supplies. ...more

Schiphol flights to be limited to 11% below 2019 levels to cut noise, emissions 27/6/2022

Flights from Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport will be limited to 440,000 a year, 11% less than in 2019, to cut noise pollution, the Dutch government said on Friday, drawing praise from green groups but dismay from airlines bosses. ...more

Cuba zookeepers celebrate birth of rare baby white rhino 27/6/2022

The zookeepers at Cuba's National Zoo are especially proud of Ale, a pudgy, gray-brown baby white rhinoceros born earlier this month on the outskirts of capital Havana. ...more