Nobel laureates urge Greenpeace to stop opposing GMOs 1/7/2016

More than 100 Nobel laureates called on the international environmental group Greenpeace on Thursday to end its opposition to genetically modified crops, saying there is a scientific consensus they are safe and can benefit society. ...more

UK sets 2032 climate goal, allays ambition fears 1/7/2016

Britain on Thursday set a target to reduce emissions by 57 percent by 2032, allaying fears the country’s climate ambitions would become one of the first casualties of last week’s Brexit vote. ...more

France's Bollore wins electric car-sharing project in Singapore 1/7/2016

French firm Bollore Group won an electric car-sharing project in Singapore, its first in Asia, with a fleet of 1,000 vehicles expected to operate in the densely-populated city-state by 2020, government authorities said on Thursday. ...more

Ozone layer hole appears to be healing, scientists say 1/7/2016

The vast hole in the ozone layer above Antarctica appears to be healing, scientists say, putting the world on track to eventually remedy one of the biggest environmental concerns of the 1980s and 90s. ...more

Giant swimming, venomous centipede discovered by accident in world-first 1/7/2016

Scientists have discovered the world’s first known amphibious centipede, which grows up to 20cm (nearly 8in) long and has an excruciating bite. ...more

Citizen scientists help track UAE dolphin population 30/6/2016

Data collected on the UAE’s first dolphin map has been released, showing several hundred sightings of the popular mammals in the country’s coastal waters. ...more

Germany waters down climate protection plan 30/6/2016

Germany has abandoned plans to set out a timetable to exit coal-fired power production and scrapped C02 emissions reduction goals for individual sectors, according to the latest draft of an environment ministry document seen by Reuters on Wednesday. ...more

Climate change: UK to set bold emissions target 30/6/2016

A world-leading climate change target up to the early 2030s is set to be confirmed by the British government. ...more

HP vows to go 'zero deforestation' by 2020 30/6/2016

Computing giant HP Inc has announced a goal to secure zero forestation status for its paper based products by 2020. ...more

Discovery of 'helium gas field' could deflate fears of world shortage 30/6/2016

The discovery of a helium gas field in Tanzania's East African Rift Valley could help ease fears of a global helium shortage on our planet, according to the Washington Post, which reported the news Wednesday. ...more