US pays Philippines over USS Guardian reef damage 18/2/2015

The US has paid 87m pesos ($1.97m: £1.28m) to the Philippines in compensation for damage caused to a protected reef. ...more

Cairo is growing green with living walls on the up! 17/2/2015

Cairo is famous for being full of people, buildings and traffic – not plants or trees. But recently projects aiming to green the city have been sprouting up all over the urban metropolis. ...more

EU launches pilot projects to leverage green energy spending 17/2/2015

European Union climate and energy bosses launched two projects on Monday designed to unleash more than a billion Euros ($1.1 billion) of spending on measures to save energy and adapt to climate change. ...more

Component in olive oil kills cancer cells 17/2/2015

A Rutgers nutritional scientist and two cancer biologists at New York City’s Hunter College have found that an ingredient in extra-virgin olive oil kills a variety of human cancer cells without harming healthy cells. ...more

Climate change hampering world food production: scientists 17/2/2015

The acceleration of climate change and its impact on agricultural production means that profound societal changes will be needed in coming decades to feed the world's growing population, researchers at an annual science conference said. ...more

Is Apple set to enter the electric vehicle market? 17/2/2015

Apple Inc. may already be positioned to evolve into a global automaker in many ways that other Silicon Valley companies aren’t. ...more

Solar project brings affordable energy to Palestinian homes 16/2/2015

We don’t often hear good news coming from Palestine, but solar energy advances for Palestinian households are something to celebrate. The Dead Sea Photovoltaic Generating Plant offers drastically reduced prices for Palestinians struggling to pay their energy bills and its first phase is now open and underway. ...more

Limited climate change accord likely in Paris: IPCC expert 16/2/2015

Encouraging progress at climate change talks points to the likelihood of an overall accord being reached at the Paris conference in December, but the deal is unlikely to adequately fight global warming, a top IPCC official said Sunday. ...more

China must cut pollution by half before environment improves: official 16/2/2015

China needs to slash emission levels by as much as half before any obvious improvements are made to its environment, a senior government official said on Friday, underscoring the challenges facing the country after three decades of breakneck growth. ...more

When you stop at a red light you are exposed to higher levels of air pollution 16/2/2015

UK commuters spend an average of about 1.5 hours a day at the wheel. Road vehicles in particular are known to emit polluting nanoparticles which contribute to respiratory and heart diseases. ...more