Up to 400 billion Euros needed for clean EU energy grid by 2050: study 4/11/2015

Investors will have to spend up to 400 billion Euros to build an EU-wide electricity grid that involves the emission of virtually no greenhouse gases by 2050, a report said Tuesday. ...more

Hurt by cheap oil, Saudi government will make water more expensive 3/11/2015

Saudi Arabia will raise the price of water for non-residential consumers, local media reported, a sign the government is cutting back an expensive system of subsidies as low oil prices strain its finances. ...more

Yemen braces for full impact of Cyclone Chapala 3/11/2015

Cyclone Chapala was approaching war-torn Yemen on Monday after wreaking havoc on Socotra island and injuring hundreds of people there, as fears of its impact on Oman eased, officials said. ...more

China and France seek five-year reviews of planned UN climate deal 3/11/2015

China and France agreed on Monday to push for long-term monitoring of a U.N. accord to combat climate change due in Paris next month by reviewing cuts in greenhouse gas emissions every five years. ...more

Shipping braces for pollution tax after Paris talks 3/11/2015

The shipping industry expects to be stung by a carbon levy as momentum building from climate talks in Paris starting this month makes a cut to its greenhouse gas emissions likely. ...more

World's largest floating windfarm gets green light in Scotland 3/11/2015

The Scottish government has granted consent for the world’s largest floating offshore windfarm to be developed off the coast of Peterhead. ...more

Riyadh Municipality steps up efforts on environmental protection 2/11/2015

The General Directorate of Environmental Health at the Riyadh Municipality has stepped up its efforts to generate support for its campaign to conserve the environment. ...more

Climate curbs will slow temperature rise; more needed for 2C goal: U.N. 2/11/2015

Plans by about 150 countries to curb greenhouse gas emissions will slow climate change this century but they need to do more to limit rising global temperatures to two degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit), the United Nations said on Friday. ...more

Indonesia now looks at land-burning laws in effort to halt haze 2/11/2015

Indonesia is reviewing laws that allow farmers to burn up to two hectares (five acres), forestry officials said, the latest in so-far unsuccessful efforts to halt fires that have sent choking smoke across much of Southeast Asia. ...more

India's choked capital starts 'pollution toll' for trucks 2/11/2015

Delhi on Sunday introduced a toll for all trucks and commercial vehicles in an attempt to improve air quality in the world's most polluted capital ahead of Diwali celebrations. ...more