China punishes coal, steel companies for violating pollution, safety rules 29/9/2016

China's state planner has punished hundreds of coal and steel companies by forcing them to close or cut output for violating environmental and safety regulations, the latest effort to crack down on the country's heavily polluting industries. ...more

Oslo's radical "climate budget" aims to halve carbon emissions in four years 29/9/2016

Oslo's leftist city government issued its first "climate budget" on Wednesday aiming to halve greenhouse gas emission within four years in one of the world's most radical experiments to slow global warming. ...more

No more trade in endangered pangolins, U.N. meeting decides 29/9/2016

The United Nations on Wednesday banned global trade in highly endangered pangolins, a scaly animal with the dubious distinction of being the world's most poached mammal. ...more

Dubai contest encourages residents to grow their own food 28/9/2016

Residents are being encouraged to grow fruit and vegetables on their balconies and terraces as part of a municipality contest. ...more

Polluted air affects 92% of global population, says WHO 28/9/2016

Nine out of 10 people on the planet breathe polluted air, even outdoors, the World Health Organization said. ...more

Paris climate targets to cost Asia $300 billion a year, but will help save lives: research 28/9/2016

Developing economies in Asia will have to spend $300 billion a year until 2050 to meet targets set by the Paris climate deal, but can expect to save thousands of lives and avoid worsening poverty if they shift to low-carbon growth, research showed on Tuesday. ...more

Climate change could wipe out many food cereals by 2070 28/9/2016

Global warming could rapidly threaten grasses including staple foods such as wheat and rice that provide half of all the calories consumed by humans. ...more

New US endangered species listing rules: A better path to conservation? 28/9/2016

On Monday, the US Fish and Wildlife Service changed the process for listing endangered species. ...more

Abu Dhabi’s greenery, including mangroves, absorbs emissions 27/9/2016

Abu Dhabi’s green cover, including mangroves, absorbs around six per cent of total carbon dioxide emissions every year, according to the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi’s (EAD) results of its second Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory Project. ...more

Dutch parliament votes to shut down all of the country’s coal plants 27/9/2016

The Dutch parliament voted Thursday night to shutter the nation’s coal industry in order to achieve a 55-percent cut in carbon dioxide emissions by 2030. ...more