Why Saudi Arabia really can get to 9 GW renewables now 15/6/2016

On May 7, 2016, King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud announced the most comprehensive change in Saudi ministries in decades and a revamped 9 GW by 2023 clean energy target laid out by deputy crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, in the “Saudi Arabia Vision 2030” policy paper. ...more

Scotland reaches gutsy emissions reduction goal six years early 15/6/2016

Scotland has made great strides towards meeting its 2020 greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. Their goal was to reduce emissions by 42 percent by 2020. This week, the Scottish government announced in a press release that the country passed the goal in 2014, when they achieved “a reduction of 45.8 percent.” ...more

Film links melting glaciers, land loss in Bangladesh 15/6/2016

Melting ice in Antarctica puts as many as 30 million people in Bangladesh at risk of losing their homes over the coming century, according to a new documentary focused on the human cost of climate change. ...more

Zambia halts hippo culling after protests by animal rights activists 15/6/2016

Zambian wildlife authorities said on Tuesday they had suspended the controlled slaughter of up to 2,000 hippos over the next five years following concerns from animal rights activists who described it as trophy hunting. ...more

Nissan to develop ethanol-based fuel cell technology by 2020 15/6/2016

Nissan Motor Co said on Tuesday it was developing fuel cell vehicle (FCV) technology using ethanol as a hydrogen source in what would be an industry first, and planned to commercialize its system in 2020 as part of efforts to develop cleaner cars. ...more

First mammal goes extinct because of climate change 15/6/2016

The melomys is the first mammal in recorded history to go extinct thanks to climate change. ...more

KAO international environment painting contest for children 15/6/2016

Japanese company KAO is currently holding an international environment painting contest for children between 6 and 15 years old, under the theme "together, we are eco-friendly." ...more

Singapore destroys tonnes of illegal ivory 14/6/2016

Singapore on Monday crushed and burnt almost eight tonnes of ivory confiscated over two years to try to deter smugglers as activists called for tighter enforcement. ...more

Earth's hot streak continues with warmest May since at least 1880 14/6/2016

Another month, another shattered global temperature record. ...more

Vulcan Solar Park is the first of its kind in Canada (VIDEO) 14/6/2016

The town of Vulcan, Alta. is embracing the future with the launch of Canada's first solar park. ...more