Focus on water use this Earth Hour on March 28 23/3/2015

On this year’s Earth Hour, UAE residents have been urged to go beyond switching off power for an hour and reduce the usage of desalinated water that causes huge amount of carbon emission. ...more

'Water man of India' Rajendra Singh bags top prize 23/3/2015

An award known as "the Nobel Prize for water" has been given to an Indian campaigner who has brought water to 1,000 villages. ...more

Smog-choked Paris forces half of cars off roads 23/3/2015

French authorities on Monday put in place emergency traffic-limiting measures in Paris, as the City of Light and much of northern France suffers from a choking smog. ...more

Costa Rica powered up with 100% clean energy for 75 days straight 23/3/2015

Tiny Costa Rica has done something really big: It's managed to meet 100 percent of its power needs with renewable energy for 75 consecutive days, and it's doing this by using hydropower and geothermal energy, the state-owned Electricity Institute said. ...more

Pioneering waste-to-energy and recycling plant secures £111m finance 23/3/2015

The Green Investment Bank (GIB) has continued its push into the waste-management sector, ploughing £28.25m into an innovative project in Scotland that combines recycling and energy-recovery technology. ...more

Water pipes can be more harmful than cigarettes: experts 20/3/2015

World health experts warned Thursday that smoking water pipes, long popular in the Middle East and North Africa and with a growing fan base elsewhere, can be more harmful than cigarettes. ...more

Obama to sign order cutting U.S. government greenhouse gas emissions 20/3/2015

U.S. President Barack Obama signed an executive order on Thursday that sets a goal for the U.S. government to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by 2025, the White House said. ...more

Prince Charles calls for end to dumping of plastic in world's oceans 20/3/2015

The Prince of Wales has made an impassioned plea for action to end the dumping of plastics in the world’s oceans - an issue that needs to be tackled for his future grandchild. ...more

Electric cars combat urban heat problem: study 20/3/2015

Electric vehicles are a useful tool for fighting sweaty city summers, according to a study published on Thursday. ...more

Arctic sea ice is smallest size on record this winter 20/3/2015

Arctic sea ice this year is the smallest in winter since satellite records began in 1979, in a new sign of long-term climate change, U.S. data showed on Thursday. ...more