Sadiq Khan and megacity mayors urge G20 climate change action 2/9/2016

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has joined forces with city leaders from around the world to call on governments to take urgent action on climate change. ...more

Oryx return to Chad thanks to UAE breeding programme 1/9/2016

The scimitar-horned oryx has been brought back from extinction in the wilds of Chad thanks to the late Sheikh Zayed and the Abu Dhabi Environment Agency. ...more

UK government needs stronger response to VW emissions scandal: committee 1/9/2016

The British government should take a tougher stance against Volkswagen after its emissions fraud, as well as increase the use of electric cars and reduce air pollution from transport, a parliamentary environment committee said on Thursday. ...more

Australia worst among G20 when it comes to action on climate change, report finds 1/9/2016

Australia is the worst country among the G20 when it comes to action on climate change, according to a comprehensive assessment before the G20 summit in China. ...more

Thousands of UK churches ditch fossil fuel electricity 1/9/2016

More than 3,500 churches across Britain have moved their electricity supply to renewables, or are planning to do so, according to data released on Thursday. ...more

Bollywood star spent seven years buying up land in India to save wild tigers 1/9/2016

Although tiger populations in many parts of the world are on the rebound after years of being endangered, they still need help. ...more

Masdar and MIT researchers develop device that makes steam from sunlight 31/8/2016

Researchers at Abu Dhabi’s Masdar Institute and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have collaborated to create a device that makes steam from the sun, all without the use of solar panels. ...more

France's Hollande says Paris climate agreement far from implemented 31/8/2016

An international agreement on climate change struck in Paris last year is still far from being implemented, French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday, and he urged countries to ensure it was ratified by year-end. ...more

Africa forest elephants may take almost a century to recover from poaching: study 31/8/2016

Africa's rare forest elephants which play a key role in replenishing the central African rainforests will need almost a century to recover from an onslaught by ivory poachers because of their slow birth rate, a study published on Wednesday said. ...more

Nasa: Earth is warming at a pace "unprecedented in 1,000 years" 31/8/2016

The planet is warming at a pace not experienced within the past 1,000 years, at least, making it “very unlikely” that the world will stay within a crucial temperature limit agreed by nations just last year, according to Nasa’s top climate scientist. ...more