Ritz-Carlton green campaign takes root in Riyadh 4/12/2014

A hundred employees from The Ritz-Carlton in Riyadh planted over 300 trees in the hotel’s surroundings as part of a new environmental campaign called Green Earth, Clean Earth. ...more

This year may be hottest on record; adds urgency to climate talks: U.N. 4/12/2014

This year is on track to be the hottest on record, or at least among the very warmest, the United Nations said on Wednesday in new evidence of long-term warming that adds urgency to 190-nation talks under way in Lima on slowing climate change. ...more

Germany redoubles emission-reduction efforts with wide-ranging green economy plan 4/12/2014

The Lima Climate Summit received a further boost yesterday, as the German government approved a wide-ranging new strategy designed to ensure it meets its goal of slashing greenhouse gas emissions 40 per cent by 2020. ...more

Human pollution extends to Antarctica 4/12/2014

The extent of human pollution has reached Antarctica, with different types of pharmaceuticals found in fish, clams and sea urchins in waters close to Antarctica. ...more

Now, rewritable paper that can help the environment 4/12/2014

Chemists have finally developed a rewritable paper that can be erased and written on more than 20 times with no significant loss in contrast or resolution, which can help the environment. ...more

Morocco heats up with 16 new solar energy plants worth 25 gigawatts 3/12/2014

The Swiss company Sola Terra has recently announced its plan to set up no less than 16 photovoltaic (PV) plants in the super sunny area of southern Morocco. ...more

Developing nations urge deeper climate cuts to zero emissions 3/12/2014

Developing nations called on the rich on Tuesday to do more to lead the fight against climate change in line with scientific findings that global greenhouse gas emissions should fall to net zero by 2100 to avert the worst impacts. ...more

New regulations reel in fishing of Atlantic bluefin tuna 3/12/2014

The Atlantic bluefin tuna gained protections from overfishing in the Gulf of Mexico and the waters off North Carolina under a federal rule published on Tuesday to better regulate a species coveted by sushi lovers. ...more

Eat less meat, dairy to slow climate change, study says 3/12/2014

Meat and dairy consumption are rising rapidly across the developing world, and consumers are unaware that their appetite for animal products contributes as much to climate change as exhaust emissions from the transport sector, a new survey shows. ...more

China gets serious about reducing smoking 3/12/2014

In 2009, China's estimated 300 million smokers consumed a staggering 2.3 trillion cigarettes: more than the number smoked in the next four top tobacco-consuming countries—Indonesia, Japan, Russia, and the United States—combined. ...more