Airlines urge governments to sign up for global aviation emission deal 8/9/2016

Airlines on Tuesday called on governments to voluntarily sign up to a global deal designed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from aviation, saying they would have preferred a "more ambitious" timeline. ...more

UN: Native people's rights violated in name of conservation 7/9/2016

Some of the world's leading conservation groups are violating the rights of indigenous people by backing projects that oust them from their ancestral homes in the name of environmental preservation, a top UN expert said this week. ...more

Global coal power plans fall in 2016 led by China and India 7/9/2016

The amount of coal-fired power generation under development worldwide has shrunk by 14 percent this year, driven down by China as it struggles with oversupply and tries to promote cleaner energy, a study showed on Wednesday. ...more

Solar rooftop panels could power 50 schools in Dubai 6/9/2016

Dubai Solar Schools, a new green-energy initiative rolled out on Monday, is targeting 50 schools as potential hosts for rooftop solar panels as part of the Shams Dubai Initiative to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. ...more

The giant panda is no longer an endangered species 6/9/2016

Thanks to an increase in available habitat, the population of the giant panda rose 17% from 2004 to 2014, leading the IUCN to downgrade it from endangered to vulnerable. ...more

The UK will ban microbeads in cosmetics by the end of 2017 6/9/2016

Microbead beauty products will soon be a thing of the past in the UK, as the government just officially announced plans to ban them by the end of 2017. ...more

Global warming disrupts oceans, seen lingering in the depths 6/9/2016

Global warming is disrupting ocean life from plankton to whales and the heat may linger in the depths for centuries even if man-made greenhouse gas emissions are halted, an international study said on Monday. ...more

Drivers fume as Paris turns right bank of Seine into park 6/9/2016

Paris plans to turn a stretch of highway on the right bank of the river Seine into a pedestrian zone in an attempt to reduce pollution despite protests from drivers. ...more

Dubai Police to use new hybrid cars 5/9/2016

Dubai Police took possession of 10 hybrid vehicles, handed over by Al Futtaim Motors on Sunday, as part of ongoing efforts towards greener transport and environment sustainability. ...more

Paris climate deal: US and China formally join pact 5/9/2016

The US and China - together responsible for 40% of the world's carbon emissions - have both formally joined the Paris global climate agreement. ...more