Germany considers $5,500 incentive for electric cars 2/2/2016

German politicians and auto executives will discuss creating incentives worth up to 5,000 Euros ($5,500) to boost sales of electric and hybrid cars, a senior ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday. ...more

Ethiopian lions rediscovered in Alatash 2/2/2016

Conservationists announced Monday the "amazing discovery" of a previously unknown lion population in a remote northwestern region of Ethiopia, confirming local reports with camera trap photographs for the first time. ...more

Tiny bits of plastic threaten oyster survival 2/2/2016

Tiny bits of plastic that pollute the world's waters may also interfere with oysters' ability to reproduce and thrive, according to a study Monday by researchers in France and Belgium. ...more

Dubai invites bids for $27B green energy fund 1/2/2016

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority had requested proposals for consultants to develop the strategy, structure, execution and governance framework for the Dhs 100bn Dubai Green Fund. ...more

US pledges $97M to combat Ethiopia's drought 1/2/2016

The U.S. has boosted its emergency food aid to Ethiopia by nearly $100 million to combat one of the worst droughts in decades, the U.S. Agency for International Development announced Sunday. ...more

Copenhagen set to divest from fossil fuels 1/2/2016

Copenhagen’s mayor has announced plans to divest the city’s 6.9bn kroner (£700m) investment fund of all holdings in coal, oil and gas. ...more

Porsche aims to offer hybrids across model range - CEO in paper 1/2/2016

Volkswagen's sportscar maker Porsche aims to offer hybrid versions of all its models in the foreseeable future, Porsche Chief Executive Oliver Blume told a German newspaper. ...more

British pilot killed by poachers in Tanzania; 3 arrested 1/2/2016

Elephant poachers in Tanzania fired on a helicopter on an anti-poaching mission and killed the British pilot, and authorities said Sunday that they have arrested three suspects. ...more

France is using 600 miles of roads to generate renewable energy 29/1/2016

According to Global Construction Review, France is planning to pave 621 miles of its roads with solar cells over the next five years. ...more

Mali's desert elephants face extinction in three years 29/1/2016

Mali's elephants, one of just two remaining desert herds in the world, will be gone in three years unless the government does more to protect them, a conservation group said on Thursday. ...more