Venezuela decrees Fridays a holiday to ease energy crisis 7/4/2016

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has decreed that all Fridays for the next two months will be holidays, in a bid to save energy in the blackout-hit OPEC country. ...more

IKEA confirms plan for global solar push 7/4/2016

IKEA Group has confirmed it is working on plans to significantly expand its residential solar offer into a host of new markets, as it looks to further accelerate the roll out of clean technologies to its customers. ...more

Noise-measuring radars in Abu Dhabi residential areas soon 6/4/2016

The first ever noise-measuring radar has been invented by a member of Abu Dhabi Police in order to apprehend abnormally loud vehicles, especially in residential areas and on the roads, officials said on Tuesday. ...more

Half of natural World Heritage sites at risk from industry: WWF 6/4/2016

Industrial activity such as mining and logging threatens almost half of the world's natural World Heritage sites, from Australia's Great Barrier Reef to the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in Peru, the WWF conservation group said on Wednesday. ...more

Renault pledges to reduce NOx emissions on diesel vehicles from July 2016 6/4/2016

Renault will apply measures to reduce the nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions of its diesel-engined vehicles from July, the French carmaker said in a statement on Tuesday. ...more

Pollution woes to keep 40 percent of cars off Mexico City roads 6/4/2016

The environmental authorities in Mexico City will keep 40 percent of cars off the roads on Wednesday because of extremely high pollution levels, officials said. ...more

Green sea turtles of Florida, Mexico no longer 'endangered' 6/4/2016

Green sea turtles of Florida and the Pacific coast of Mexico are no longer considered "endangered," US officials said Tuesday, hailing decades of conservation for saving the long-imperiled creatures. ...more

DEWA staff to visit Amazon rainforest in Peru 5/4/2016

Staff from the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority will visit the Amazonian rainforest in Peru next month. ...more

U.S. judge approves BP settlement for 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill 5/4/2016

U.S. Judge Carl Barbier granted final approval on Monday to BP Plc's civil settlement over its 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill after it reached a deal in July 2015 to pay up to $18.7 billion in penalties to the U.S. government and five states. ...more

Climate change will wipe $2.5tn off global financial assets: study 5/4/2016

Climate change could cut the value of the world’s financial assets by $2.5tn (£1.7tn), according to the first estimate from economic modelling. ...more