Spread of deserts costs trillions, spurs migrants: study 16/9/2015

Land degradation, such as a spread of deserts in parts of Africa, costs the world economy trillions of dollars a year and may drive tens of millions of people from their homes, a U.N.-backed study said on Tuesday. ...more

Norway to complete $1 billion payment to Brazil for protecting Amazon 16/9/2015

Norway will make a final $100-million payment to Brazil this year to complete a $1-billion project that rewards a slowdown in forest loss in the Amazon basin, Norway's Environment Ministry said on Tuesday. ...more

Chinese cities pledge early carbon emissions peak under deal with U.S. 16/9/2015

Leaders of 11 Chinese cities and provinces are to announce that their carbon emissions will start to fall earlier than China's national target of 2030 at a U.S.-China meeting on Tuesday, a move meant to build momentum for a global climate change accord in December. ...more

Marine population halved since 1970 - report 16/9/2015

Populations of marine mammals, birds, fish and reptiles have declined by 49% since 1970, a report says. ...more

Greenhouse that could save UAE farmers 90 per cent on water unveiled 15/9/2015

A greenhouse using water evaporated from plants to cool the crops could lead to farmers using 90 per cent less of the precious resource. ...more

New hybrid solar cells generate 5 times more energy by harnessing sunlight and heat at the same time 15/9/2015

Scientists have developed a new hybrid solar cell that harnesses the sun’s light and heat to create more energy than ever before, thanks to the pairing of a photovoltaic cell with polymer films. ...more

Indonesia orders action against land burning as haze chokes SE Asia 15/9/2015

Indonesian President Joko Widodo called late on Monday for strong action against anyone caught lighting fires to clear forested land, as a worsening haze blanketed the north of the country and neighboring Singapore and Malaysia. ...more

2015 and 2016 set to break global heat records, says Met Office 15/9/2015

The world’s climate has reached a major turning point and is set to deliver record-breaking global temperatures in 2015 and 2016, according to a new report from the UK Met Office. ...more

Nine out of 10 new diesel cars exceed EU pollution limits, report finds 15/9/2015

Nine out of 10 new diesel cars break new EU pollution limits when tested on roads rather than test tracks, according to a new report. ...more

Global warming hiatus could be coming to an end: UK’s Met Office 14/9/2015

Record temperatures and changes to climate patterns in the world’s oceans are among signs that a global warming pause is coming to an end, Britain’s Met Office said in a report on Monday. ...more