Saudi water endowment road map mooted 5/12/2013

Saudi Arabia needs to upgrade its policy road map to preserve precious water and power resources in the country, including creating a water endowment, delegates recommended at the Saudi Water and Power Forum ...more

London switches on to LED lighting revolution 5/12/2013

London is set for the largest-ever single investment to modernise its street lighting in a move that should reduce energy consumption by 40 per cent. ...more

Rio 2016 Olympics to Serve Sustainable Seafood 5/12/2013

All seafood served at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will be certified as sustainably wild caught and responsibly farmed ...more

Microplastics pose toxic threat to marine biodiversity 5/12/2013

Tiny particles of waste plastic that are ingested by shoreline "eco-engineer" worms may be negatively affecting biodiversity, a study says. ...more

Greenpeace Urges EP to Reject EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreement 4/12/2013

In a report published today under the title "Exporting Exploitation - How retired EU fishing vessels are devastating West African fish stocks and undermining the rights of local people", ...more

Italy passes decree against illegal waste disposal 4/12/2013

Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta announced measures on Tuesday to try to combat a fresh rubbish emergency in the area around the southern city of Naples ...more

Major changes for UK renewable energy subsidies 4/12/2013

The British government is to make big changes to the way it subsidises renewable energy, the BBC has learned. ...more

Japanese Institute Develops New Technology to Decompose CO2 at Room Temperature 4/12/2013

Japan's Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) had announced the discovery that the surfaces of an inorganic component of cement selectively absorbs and splits carbon dioxide (CO2) ...more

Croc attacks: a new website with bite 4/12/2013

Crocodiles have a rather off-putting character trait: they bite. This week Big Gecko and Charles Darwin University are launching CrocBITE ...more

Jordan eyes first large-scale wind farm 3/12/2013

Jordan is set to build its first utility-scale wind farm, after the developers agreed financing for the $290m project. ...more