Tiny bits of plastic threaten oyster survival 2/2/2016

Tiny bits of plastic that pollute the world's waters may also interfere with oysters' ability to reproduce and thrive, according to a study Monday by researchers in France and Belgium. ...more

Dubai invites bids for $27B green energy fund 1/2/2016

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority had requested proposals for consultants to develop the strategy, structure, execution and governance framework for the Dhs 100bn Dubai Green Fund. ...more

US pledges $97M to combat Ethiopia's drought 1/2/2016

The U.S. has boosted its emergency food aid to Ethiopia by nearly $100 million to combat one of the worst droughts in decades, the U.S. Agency for International Development announced Sunday. ...more

Copenhagen set to divest from fossil fuels 1/2/2016

Copenhagen’s mayor has announced plans to divest the city’s 6.9bn kroner (£700m) investment fund of all holdings in coal, oil and gas. ...more

Porsche aims to offer hybrids across model range - CEO in paper 1/2/2016

Volkswagen's sportscar maker Porsche aims to offer hybrid versions of all its models in the foreseeable future, Porsche Chief Executive Oliver Blume told a German newspaper. ...more

British pilot killed by poachers in Tanzania; 3 arrested 1/2/2016

Elephant poachers in Tanzania fired on a helicopter on an anti-poaching mission and killed the British pilot, and authorities said Sunday that they have arrested three suspects. ...more

France is using 600 miles of roads to generate renewable energy 29/1/2016

According to Global Construction Review, France is planning to pave 621 miles of its roads with solar cells over the next five years. ...more

Mali's desert elephants face extinction in three years 29/1/2016

Mali's elephants, one of just two remaining desert herds in the world, will be gone in three years unless the government does more to protect them, a conservation group said on Thursday. ...more

India cities get funds to tackle woes from sewage to traffic 29/1/2016

India took a step toward modernizing its cities on Thursday by awarding 20 with funds to solve problems from shoddy sewage treatment to snarled traffic. ...more

Modern European summers are warmest since Roman times, study finds 29/1/2016

Europe has almost certainly experienced warmer summers in the last three decades than at any other time since the Roman empire, according to a study published on Friday in the Environmental Research Letters journal. ...more