Global renewables grew at fastest rate on record in 2015: research 8/4/2016

Renewable energy generation capacity expanded by 8.3 percent last year to 1,985 gigawatts globally, the fastest annual rate on record, data from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) showed on Thursday. ...more

Cutting food and carbon waste-lines for healthy climate 8/4/2016

Reducing food waste and changing the way people consume calories will help deliver a sustainable food system and reduce emissions, a study suggests. ...more

Global warming may be far worse than thought, cloud analysis suggests 8/4/2016

Climate change projections have vastly underestimated the role that clouds play, meaning future warming could be far worse than is currently projected, according to new research. ...more

Penguin Watch: Public asked to aid Antarctic research 8/4/2016

British scientists who have set up a network of penguin-monitoring cameras in Antarctica are asking the public to help them carry out their research. ...more

AFED at MENAREC 7/4/2016

AFED participated in the Middle East and North Africa Renewable Energy Conference (MENAREC) that was held in Kuwait on 4-6 April. ...more

Over 120 nations to sign climate deal in April: France 7/4/2016

More than 120 countries have said they are ready to sign the UN's accord to fight global warming, French ecology minister Segolene Royal said Wednesday. ...more

Tigers declared extinct in Cambodia 7/4/2016

Tigers are “functionally extinct” in Cambodia, conservationists conceded for the first time on Wednesday, as they launched a bold action plan to reintroduce the big cats to the kingdom’s forests. ...more

Venezuela decrees Fridays a holiday to ease energy crisis 7/4/2016

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has decreed that all Fridays for the next two months will be holidays, in a bid to save energy in the blackout-hit OPEC country. ...more

IKEA confirms plan for global solar push 7/4/2016

IKEA Group has confirmed it is working on plans to significantly expand its residential solar offer into a host of new markets, as it looks to further accelerate the roll out of clean technologies to its customers. ...more

Noise-measuring radars in Abu Dhabi residential areas soon 6/4/2016

The first ever noise-measuring radar has been invented by a member of Abu Dhabi Police in order to apprehend abnormally loud vehicles, especially in residential areas and on the roads, officials said on Tuesday. ...more