Foul Delhi air may be driving people to suicide 12/3/2015

The link between air pollution and respiratory diseases is well known, but foul air may be causing cases of depression too. ...more

Germany seeks to boost renewable sources of heating 12/3/2015

Germany's government set out changes to subsidy guidelines on Wednesday to try and boost the renewable sources of energy used to heat buildings and offices as it strives to avoid missing its ambitious climate targets. ...more

Giant greenhouse grows tomatoes using solar-powered desalination 12/3/2015

A commercial greenhouse that grows tomatoes using desalinated water produced by solar-thermal technology will save 700 million liters of freshwater and 14,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent a year. ...more

More than one trillion dollars worth of food wasted by Middle East each year 11/3/2015

Countries in the Middle East waste 1.3 billion tonnes of food worth more than a trillion dollars every year, consumers are warned. ...more

Disaster damage expected to hit $300 billion yearly as events intensify 11/3/2015

Investing in insurance programs for poor farmers today could save tens of billions of dollars in coming decades as climate change upsets growing patterns and makes harvests fail, U.N. officials said ahead of next week's conference in Japan on disaster preparedness. ...more

Botswana warns over elephant deaths ahead of anti-poaching summit 11/3/2015

Botswana warned Tuesday that elephants were being killed at an "unsustainably high" rate as it prepared to host conferences on poaching of the animals later this month. ...more

Scientists just found out how chameleons change color 11/3/2015

Scientists may have finally unlocked the mystery behind chameleons’ unique ability to change color. ...more

Could David Cameron soon be driving a Nissan Leaf? 11/3/2015

Ministers are set to switch gas guzzlers for electric cars under a £5m cross-departmental initiative to reduce Whitehall's transport emissions. ...more

Sun, sea and…solar power for Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh 10/3/2015

Egypt’s tourist hotspot of Sharm el-Sheikh has plenty of sun, sea and sand. Now the popular resort city is set to get a solar power boost too, with plans for all lighting to come from solar energy. ...more

Global flood toll to triple by 2030 10/3/2015

The number of people affected by river flooding worldwide could nearly triple in the next 15 years, analysis shows. ...more