U.S. will sign Paris Agreement and stick to it - Stern 17/2/2016

The United States will sign the Paris Agreement on climate change this year regardless of the Supreme Court's decision to put a chunk of President Barack Obama's environmental action on hold, the U.S. climate envoy said on Tuesday. ...more

Europe launches satellite to help track global warming 17/2/2016

Europe launched a satellite on Tuesday that will help predict weather phenomena such as El Nino and track the progress of global warming as part of the multibillion-euro Copernicus Earth observation project. ...more

EU car industry seeks climate friendly driving, not more targets 17/2/2016

Better driving, improved roads and measures such as more rational loading of freight can lower the environmental impact of trucks, European industry leaders said on Tuesday, as they pushed back against EU regulation to curb emissions. ...more

Crucial koala habitats lost in mass land clearing in Queensland 17/2/2016

More than 40,000 hectares of koala habitat in Queensland has disappeared since the state’s land-clearing controls were weakened, a conservation group says. ...more

AFED Congratulates UAE Environment Minister Zeyoudi 17/2/2016

A delegation representing the Board of Trustees of Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) met H.E. Dr. Thani Ahmed Al-Zeyoudi, the newly appointed Minister of Climate Change and Environment in the UAE. ...more

Pink-backed pelican chicks hatch at Wasit Wetland Reserve 16/2/2016

Wasit Wetland Reserve has recorded a first in the northern emirate with the hatching of two endangered pink-backed pelican chicks. ...more

Britain leads race to make nuclear waste safe for 100,000 years 16/2/2016

British scientists are designing a revolutionary cement that could withstand the impact of intense radiation for thousands of years. The project could prove vital in dealing with the challenges of Britain’s proposed expansion of its nuclear industry. ...more

Drought may affect 49 million in southern Africa: WFP 16/2/2016

As many as 49 million people in southern Africa could be affected by a drought that has been worsened by the most severe and longest El Nino weather pattern in 35 years, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday. ...more

Deadly beauty: Amber-entombed flower may have been toxic 16/2/2016

Do not let its beauty fool you. A newly identified and exquisitely preserved flower found entombed in amber – fossilized tree sap – may have packed quite a punch. ...more

Fiji becomes first country in the world to ratify Paris agreement 16/2/2016

Fiji has become the first country in the world to formally approve the UN climate deal agreed by 195 nations in Paris in December. ...more