Rise in global CO2 emissions from energy use slowed in 2015 -BP 9/6/2016

Carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption grew by 0.1 percent last year in their smallest advance since 2009 due to lower coal use and sluggish growth, BP said on Wednesday in its annual energy review. ...more

VW receives regulatory approval for fixes on 1.1 million cars 9/6/2016

Volkswagen said on Wednesday it received regulatory approval to fix another 1.1 million cars, raising the number of VW models cleared for refitting to more than 2.5 million since the start of the year. ...more

EU politicians say no to forests as easy option for curbing emissions 9/6/2016

Seven political groups in the European Parliament on Wednesday called on the European Commission to prevent nations such as a Poland using forests to try to escape from cutting emissions in other areas. ...more

Satellite points finger to Arabian/Persian Gulf for emissions under-reporting 8/6/2016

Canadian researchers have found a new, satellite-based technology that -accurately- detects polluters from outer space, and caught 39 large polluters red-handed for non-reporting of their emissions. ...more

Tests show Fiat engines comply with emissions rules: minister 8/6/2016

Fiat Chrysler diesel engines have been tested and they comply with emissions regulations, Italy's Transport Minister Graziano Delrio said on Tuesday, after German media reported that irregularities had been found. ...more

China says important glacier is melting due to climate change 8/6/2016

A glacier that is one of the largest at the source of China's Yangtze River is fast retreating because of climate change, state media said. ...more

Norway brings forward carbon neutrality goal to 2030 8/6/2016

Norway's parliament has agreed on a goal to cut the country's net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2030, moving the target forward by 20 years, an official at the national assembly said on Tuesday. ...more

Most big users failing on cotton sustainability: report 8/6/2016

Most companies using cotton do nearly nothing to improve environmental sustainability in its supply, environmental groups said on Tuesday, citing a report by an online green consumer site. ...more

UK solar eclipses coal power over month for first time 8/6/2016

Solar power in the UK produced more electricity than coal across the whole of May, the first ever month to pass the milestone, according to research by analysts at Carbon Brief ...more

Falcons released in Kazakhstan by UAE programme 7/6/2016

Twenty-two peregrine falcons and four saker falcons have been released into the wild in Kazakhstan as part of the Sheikh Zayed Falcon Release Programme. ...more