Sweden opens one of the world’s first electric roads 24/6/2016

Sweden is making headlines for a brilliant environmentally conscious move: electric roads. ...more

Rare moth faces extinction at its last site in England 24/6/2016

The dark bordered beauty moth is heading towards extinction at its last site in England, new research has found. ...more

Solar Impulse completes Atlantic crossing with landing in Seville 23/6/2016

The zero-fuel aeroplane, Solar Impulse, has landed in the southern Spanish city of Seville to complete its historic Atlantic crossing. ...more

Dutch test 'Ocean Cleanup' plan to collect floating plastic trash 23/6/2016

A Dutch foundation has developed floating barriers to try to collect trash from the world's oceans, and will launch a 100 meter-long prototype in the North Sea this week to see how it fares during storms. ...more

Cities forge world's largest alliance to curb climate change 23/6/2016

Cities in six continents joined up to form the world's largest alliance to combat climate change on Wednesday, a move intended to help making ground-level changes to slow global warming. ...more

Double happiness as China welcomes first giant panda twins of 2016 23/6/2016

Two healthy baby giant pandas were born at a Chinese breeding research base on Monday, the first twins of the endangered species born this year, media said. ...more

Nuclear new-build not fast enough to curb global warming: report 23/6/2016

Nuclear reactors are not being built rapidly enough around the world to meet targets on curbing global warming, a report by the World Nuclear Association, an industry body, said on Tuesday. ...more

Scientists develop way to efficiently degrade plastics into diesel fuel 22/6/2016

Plastic pollution clogs our oceans and landfills. According to the Earth Policy Institute, Americans use about one plastic bag every day for just a few minutes before discarding it. ...more

EU needs significant fall in road pollution to meet targets 22/6/2016

European Union greenhouse gas emissions fell in 2014 to their lowest level since 1990, although the bloc said more diesel vehicles had increased carbon dioxide on its roads and significant cuts were needed. ...more

Norway ratifies Paris Agreement 22/6/2016

Norway has become the first industrialised nation to formally ratify the Paris Agreement, after its ambassador Geir Pederson deposited its "instrument of ratification" to the UN's climate change Secretariat on Monday. ...more