Thousands of baby turtles released in Peruvian conservation effort (VIDEO) 3/11/2016

Peruvian environmental authorities will release 500,000 baby turtles back into the wild by mid-November, authorities said. ...more

UAE: Over 2m cans collected 2/11/2016

More than 2 million empty aluminium cans were gathered from across the UAE on Saturday as part of a nation-wide collection drive in a boost to community-based recycling. ...more

Indonesia, Vietnam look to blaze trail for solar in Southeast Asia 2/11/2016

Indonesia and Vietnam are looking to join Thailand in blazing a trail for solar power in Southeast Asia, introducing targets to fire up green energy generation as a landmark global agreement to curb pollution is set to take effect. ...more

In rare move, China criticizes Trump plan to exit climate change pact 2/11/2016

China on Tuesday rejected a plan by U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to back out of a global climate change pact, saying a wise political leader should make policy in line with global trends, a rare comment on a foreign election. ...more

Global carbon intensity falls as coal use declines 2/11/2016

The amount of carbon needed to power the global economy fell to record lows in 2015, as coal consumption in major economies plummeted. ...more

Drought-hit Mozambique signs first major solar power deal 2/11/2016

Drought-stricken Mozambique will start building its first large scale solar plant in early 2017, after Scatec Solar, which owns several such plants in Africa, signed an $80 million deal to sell electricity to the state-owned energy company for 25 years. ...more

Kuwait starts up its first solar power plant 1/11/2016

Kuwait began operating its first-ever solar power plant last Wednesday at the Umm Gudair oil field, a landmark for the OPEC member country as it seeks to diversify its sources of energy to meet fast-rising local demand. ...more

Smog chokes Indian capital as pollution hits hazardous levels 1/11/2016

Residents of New Delhi woke up to a blanket of smog on Monday as air quality deteriorated sharply overnight in India's capital, triggering warnings that even healthy people were at risk of respiratory problems. ...more

'Bionic' plants can detect explosives 1/11/2016

Scientists have transformed the humble spinach plant into a bomb detector. ...more

Leonardo DiCaprio’s new climate change film is now streaming 1/11/2016

DiCaprio, a longtime environmental activist, tackles the biggest challenge facing civilization in Before the Flood, a new documentary. ...more