Students air views on environmental issues 15/12/2014

The Emirates Environmental Group (EEG), under the sponsorship of Unilever and support of Dubai International Academic City, hosted the 14th Annual Inter College Environmental Public Speaking Competition recently. ...more

Paris climate summit faces tougher job after modest Lima deal 15/12/2014

A Paris summit in 2015 will face a tougher task to agree a U.N. deal to slow climate change after the hopes of many that cooperation between Washington and Beijing would be a magic key to end global gridlock dissolved in chaotic preparatory talks in Lima. ...more

New EU-wide food labeling rules applied as of this weekend 15/12/2014

New EU food labeling rules came into force on Saturday (13 December). The aim is to ensure that consumers receive clearer and more accurate information about what they buy and eat. ...more

New report finds bamboo may help mitigate climate change, reduce fossil fuel use, protect forests 15/12/2014

Restoring degraded land and forests with the world’s fastest growing plant, bamboo, can contribute to major carbon emission reductions. ...more

Northern white rhino's death leaves just five left in the world 15/12/2014

A northern white rhinoceros that zoo officials said was only one of six left in the world died Sunday at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park. ...more

Climate talks agree on just one paragraph of deal 12/12/2014

Negotiators working on a deal to fight climate change have agreed on just a single paragraph of text, casting a shadow over the prospects for a strong outcome in Lima. ...more

People power packs Peru’s streets 12/12/2014

Civil society members attending climate talks in Lima, Peru, moved from the conference rooms to the streets of Lima to participate in the People’s Climate March. ...more

Plans for UK's first renewable energy college 12/12/2014

The UK government has announced plans to develop a National College for Wind Energy, the nation’s first further education center dedicated to renewable energy. ...more

China's cities to play key role in tackling global climate change 12/12/2014

China’s cities now account for more than half of the country’s energy use and are home to nearly half of the country’s population; that makes cities’ long-term sustainability critical to China’s climate change goal of peaking carbon pollution by 2030 or before, according to a new report. ...more

World Energy Trilemma 2014: the myths and realities of financing energy systems 11/12/2014

To assist policymakers with pressing forward competitive and sustainable energy systems, the World Energy Council, in partnership with global management consultancy Oliver Wyman, has published the 2014 “World Energy Trilemma report: Time to get real - the myths and realities of financing energy systems”. ...more