Atlas of ocean life unveiled by Saudi Arabian university 18/1/2024

An extensive catalogue of ocean life has been unveiled by university researchers in Saudi Arabia. ...more

Dubai's first vertical axis wind turbine to power RIT's sustainability park 18/1/2024

Dubai now has a vertical axis wind turbine, a first for the emirate, installed on the campus of the Rochester Institute of Technology’s branch in the emirate. ...more

UN chief says phase-out of fossil fuels 'essential and inevitable' 18/1/2024

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday said the phase-out of fossil fuels was essential and inevitable to avoid a global climate catastrophe. ...more

London underprepared for deadly climate change risks, report warns 18/1/2024

London is underprepared for the heatwaves, flooding and rising sea levels it is forecast to experience in coming years, a report commissioned by Mayor Sadiq Khan said on Wednesday. ...more

Crop-killing weeds advance across US farmland as chemicals lose effectiveness 18/1/2024

Crop-killing weeds such as kochia are advancing across the U.S. northern plains and Midwest, in the latest sign that weeds are developing resistance to chemicals faster than companies including Bayer (BAYGn.DE) and Corteva (CTVA.N) can develop new ones to fight them. ...more

'Biohuts' at Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi 17/1/2024

AD Ports Group, a leading facilitator of global trade, logistics, and industry, CMA CGM Group, a global player in maritime, land, air and logistics solutions, and Ecocean, an innovative company serving aquatic biodiversity, have signed a scientific cooperation framework agreement that will see the installation of 48 Biohuts in Khalifa Port. ...more

Energy from data centres could heat UK swimming pools after green investment 17/1/2024

Up to 150 public swimming pools in the UK could be offered an innovative way to cut their energy bills by recycling heat from computer data processing centres after a £200m investment by Octopus Energy into a green tech firm. ...more

Indoor solar power: These cells can harvest energy from any light source for battery-free devices 17/1/2024

Can solar cells work indoors? This tech turns any light into power eliminating need for batteries. ...more

Cigarette recycling: Slovakia is transforming filters into asphalt for roads 17/1/2024

Only an estimated third of the cigarette butts from the 18 billion cigarettes smoked worldwide every day end up in a rubbish or recycling bin. ...more

France implements compulsory composting. Here’s how it will help slash emissions 17/1/2024

The new 'compost obligatoire' rules came into force on 1 January 2024. Here's what they entail. ...more