Man-made air pollution reduces Central America rainfall: study 10/2/2015

Air pollution tied to industrialization in the northern hemisphere almost certainly reduced rainfall over Central America in new evidence that human activity can disrupt the climate, a study suggested on Monday. ...more

Japan-inspired 'water-house' slashes energy needs 10/2/2015

As UN climate negotiators gather in Geneva this week, one Japan-inspired Hungarian inventor believes he has found a revolutionary and inexpensive way to construct buildings that could slash humanity's energy needs. ...more

EU to exert 'maximum pressure' in seeking emissions cuts 10/2/2015

The European Union will exert "maximum pressure" to extract by June at the latest pledges from major economies to cut greenhouse-gas emissions, a document seen by Reuters says. ...more

U.S. government, conservationists launch drive to save monarch butterfly 10/2/2015

The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service and conservation groups launched a $3.2 million campaign on Monday to save the habitat of the embattled orange-and-black spotted monarch butterfly, whose numbers have plummeted in recent years. ...more

Loans for rooftop solar are heating up in Egypt 9/2/2015

Two Egyptian banks are moving into green lending with an initiative to finance rooftop solar power systems for residential consumers. ...more

Plea for 'urgency' at UN climate talks 9/2/2015

UN climate negotiators gathered in Geneva were urged Sunday to show urgency and compromise in crafting a draft by next week for a global pact to be signed in December. ...more

WWF in push to expand Great Barrier Reef protection 9/2/2015

Conservation group WWF is stepping up pressure on Australia to do more to protect the Great Barrier Reef, launching a global campaign ahead of a vote by UNESCO on whether to put the world's largest coral reef on an "in danger" list. ...more

Investments in water in poor nations give big benefits: World Bank 9/2/2015

Investing to provide drinking water for 750 million people in poor nations who lack clean supplies makes clear economic sense with bigger than expected health benefits, World Bank estimates showed on Friday. ...more

257,000 people could die from China’s toxic air over the next decade 9/2/2015

If nothing is done to slash the levels of toxic smog in China’s air, some 257,000 Chinese people could die over the next decade from pollution-related diseases, according to a new study released last week by Peking University and Greenpeace. ...more

Arabian Ark helps save wildlife from extinction 6/2/2015

Since animals were first brought to Sir Bani Yas off the coast of Abu Dhabi more than four decades ago, their total population has soared to more than 13,000. ...more