Petrol cars allowed to exceed pollution limits by 50% under draft EU laws 24/10/2016

New European cars with petrol engines will be allowed to overshoot a limit on toxic particulates emissions by 50% under a draft EU regulation backed by the UK and most other EU states. ...more

Dh10,000 fine for defacing Sharjah’s mountains 21/10/2016

People defacing or damaging Sharjah’s mountainous areas will be fined Dh10,000, a new awareness campaign has warned residents and visitors. ...more

Hundreds of rare snow leopards illegally killed every year: study 21/10/2016

Hundreds of snow leopards are killed illegally every year in remote mountains from China to Tajikistan, further endangering the big cats that number only a few thousand in the wild, a report said on Friday. ...more

Governments agree U.N. study of tough climate limit, despite doubts 21/10/2016

Governments gave the green light on Thursday for a U.N. scientific study on how to meet an ambitious global warming target, despite growing worries by some scientists that the goal may be unrealistic. ...more

France to drop carbon tax plan: Les Echos 21/10/2016

The French government is set to drop plans to introduce a carbon tax, French financial daily Les Echos said on Thursday. ...more

Reducing ammonia pollution from cattle 21/10/2016

Agriculture is responsible for 90% of all ammonia pollution in Europe, a considerable part of which comes from cattle manure management: a new study shows what steps to take to reduce this pollution. ...more

AFED's SwitchMed Panel in Barcelona: Green Economy and Cleaner Production in Lebanon 20/10/2016

The Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) today hosted a session at SwitchMed annual gathering in Barcelona, on Sustainable Development Goals in a Changing Arab Climate. ...more

Scientists find 500 U.S. seabed vents of powerful greenhouse gas 20/10/2016

Scientists have found 500 seabed vents bubbling methane into the Pacific Ocean off the United States, roughly doubling the number of known U.S. seeps of the powerful greenhouse gas, a study showed on Wednesday. ...more

MIT to neutralize 17 percent of carbon emissions through purchase of solar energy 20/10/2016

MIT, Boston Medical Center, and Post Office Square Redevelopment Corporation have formed an alliance to buy electricity from a large new solar power installation, adding carbon-free energy to the grid and demonstrating a partnership model for other organizations in climate-change mitigation efforts. ...more

Scientists 'accidentally' discovered a way to convert CO2 directly into ethanol 20/10/2016

A group of U.S. scientists has discovered a way to turn carbon dioxide, a planet-warming greenhouse gas, into a cleaner-burning motor fuel. ...more