In rare move, China criticizes Trump plan to exit climate change pact 2/11/2016

China on Tuesday rejected a plan by U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to back out of a global climate change pact, saying a wise political leader should make policy in line with global trends, a rare comment on a foreign election. ...more

Global carbon intensity falls as coal use declines 2/11/2016

The amount of carbon needed to power the global economy fell to record lows in 2015, as coal consumption in major economies plummeted. ...more

Drought-hit Mozambique signs first major solar power deal 2/11/2016

Drought-stricken Mozambique will start building its first large scale solar plant in early 2017, after Scatec Solar, which owns several such plants in Africa, signed an $80 million deal to sell electricity to the state-owned energy company for 25 years. ...more

Kuwait starts up its first solar power plant 1/11/2016

Kuwait began operating its first-ever solar power plant last Wednesday at the Umm Gudair oil field, a landmark for the OPEC member country as it seeks to diversify its sources of energy to meet fast-rising local demand. ...more

Smog chokes Indian capital as pollution hits hazardous levels 1/11/2016

Residents of New Delhi woke up to a blanket of smog on Monday as air quality deteriorated sharply overnight in India's capital, triggering warnings that even healthy people were at risk of respiratory problems. ...more

'Bionic' plants can detect explosives 1/11/2016

Scientists have transformed the humble spinach plant into a bomb detector. ...more

Leonardo DiCaprio’s new climate change film is now streaming 1/11/2016

DiCaprio, a longtime environmental activist, tackles the biggest challenge facing civilization in Before the Flood, a new documentary. ...more

World’s largest thermal solar plant could be coming to Nevada 1/11/2016

While thermal solar power plants have had a bit of trouble catching on in the US, solar energy company SolarReserve is hoping to change that. ...more

Dubai’s newest mall will be built around a large botanical garden 31/10/2016

Cityland Group in Dubai is building a massive nature-inspired shopping complex, costing an estimated 1.1 billion dirhams ($299 million). ...more

One in seven children suffer high air pollution: UNICEF 31/10/2016

Almost one in seven children worldwide live in areas with high levels of outdoor air pollution, mostly in South Asia, and their growing bodies are most vulnerable to damage, the U.N. children's agency UNICEF said on Monday. ...more