EU orders Germany to stop using banned car refrigerant 26/9/2014

The European Commission on Thursday ordered Germany to stop using a banned car refrigerant within two months or face court action and possible fines. ...more

Greenpeace lauds India court ruling on illegal coal allocations 26/9/2014

The Supreme Court verdict is a victory for the environment over corruption in the mining industry, said Greenpeace India, urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to reverse "its excessive reliance on coal power as the engine of economic growth". ...more

You’ll fall in love with this heart-shaped solar power plant 26/9/2014

All solar farms are lovely, but this one will downright steal your heart. Once built, its 7,888 panels will form a four-acre valentine, visible only from above, on Grand Terre, the biggest island of the South Pacific archipelago New Caledonia. ...more

8 apps to raise climate change awareness 26/9/2014

The United Nations Climate Change Summit comes as global awareness of the dangers of climate change and the need to act to control it is at an all time high. ...more

Masdar buys 35 percent stake in British offshore wind farm project 25/9/2014

United Arab Emirates' renewable energy company Masdar has acquired a 35 percent stake in a 1.5 billion pound offshore wind project in eastern England, the company said on Wednesday, expanding its presence in Britain. ...more

Obama to designate world's largest marine sanctuary in the Pacific 25/9/2014

President Barack Obama today will designate the largest marine sanctuary in the world in an area of the Pacific Ocean that will be off-limits to commercial fishing and deep-sea mining, the White House said on Wednesday. ...more

Tim Cook says Apple's new spaceship campus will be the "Greenest Building on the Planet" 25/9/2014

Apple’s new spaceship campus could be the “greenest building on the planet” according to Apple CEO Tim Cook, who made the assertion in a talk at the Climate Week NYC event. ...more

China says first-half results exceed target for cutting water pollution 25/9/2014

China is on track to exceed its 2014 target for cutting water pollution, the government announced on Wednesday, amid reports that it plans a $326 billion action plan to clean up its rivers and lakes. ...more

World risks spending $250 billion just to monitor U.N. development goals 25/9/2014

The world risks having to spend about $250 billion just to monitor U.N. development targets for 2030, diverting cash from goals such as ending poverty or protecting the environment, according to a study published on Wednesday. ...more

Saudi engineer invents water conservation technology 24/9/2014

A Saudi has invented a liquid absorbing polymer that soaks up water when mixed with soil and doubles the production of agricultural products. ...more