Ontario to spend $5.4 billion to cut carbon footprint 17/5/2016

The government of the Canadian province of Ontario plans to spend more than C$7 billion ($5.41 billion) over four years from 2017 in a bid to cut the province's carbon footprint, the Globe and Mail reported on Monday. ...more

Vanuatu aims to generate all electricity from renewable sources by 2030 17/5/2016

The South Pacific island of Vanuatu plans to generate all its electricity from renewable energy sources by 2030, Minister for Climate Change and Energy Ham Lini told Radio New Zealand. ...more

Spectacular bearded vulture spotted for first time in UK 17/5/2016

A spectacular bearded vulture, believed to be the first recorded in the UK, has been spotted soaring over the Severn estuary and moorland in Devon. ...more

Houbara bustard nest discovered in Jordan 16/5/2016

For the first time since its release between 2014-2016 under the Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Houbara Reintroduction Project, a Houbara bustard nest has been spotted by field teams from the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature in Jordan (RSCN). ...more

Forests re-grown on cleared lands in LatAm key for climate, land rights: study 16/5/2016

Forests re-grown on lands that had been cleared for agriculture in Latin America could play a key role in trapping carbon from the atmosphere and mitigating climate change if they are managed properly, researchers said in a study published on Friday. ...more

London could levy extra charge on most polluting cars 16/5/2016

London could introduce an extra charge on the most polluting vehicles entering the center of town and bring forward an ultra-low emission zone as part of proposals from the city's new mayor which will go to a public consultation. ...more

Billion people face global flooding risk by 2060, charity warns 16/5/2016

A British aid charity is warning that by 2060 more than a billion people worldwide will live in cities at risk of catastrophic flooding as a result of climate change. ...more

Mexico City lifts year's 4th smog alert after a day 16/5/2016

Mexico City authorities have lifted a smog alert one day after ozone levels rose above 150 percent of acceptable limits. ...more

South Korea says Nissan manipulated emissions, plans fine and recall 16/5/2016

South Korea said that Nissan Motor Co Ltd (7201.T) had manipulated emissions on a diesel sport utility vehicle and that it planned to fine the automaker as well as sue the head of its Korean operations. ...more

Omar Borman wins creative educational achievement award in Algeria: "This is an outcome of the environmental revolution launched by AFED" 13/5/2016

The province of Djelfa in Algeria presented its creative educational achievement award to Omar Borman, advisor of the green club at Bouhali Zian school in Fayd Al Butmah. ...more