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CITES conference ends without new sharks in its net
An intense two-week meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) has closed in Doha without agreeing on new trade measures to protect marine species. Over 150 gov...
Arctic winter ice recovers slightly despite record year low
The melting Arctic ice cap recovered slightly over the last winter, but scientists warned that it was still one of the worst years on record.
A growing cloud: warning over IT emissions
A new report from Greenpeace warns that the growth of internet computing could come with a huge jump in greenhouse gas emissions.
Tokyo to trial electric 'filling stations'
The first public trial of a system that �refills' electric cars in minutes will be launched this month. The Californian company Better Place will test its automated battery-swap stations in Tokyo.
EU capped carbon emissions fall
A sharp drop in carbon emissions across the European Union emissions trading scheme underscored the impact of recession on industry, with an overall 11.2% drop in 2009.
Gorillas could disappear from Central Africa, UN agency warns
Gorillas could disappear from large parts of the Greater Congo Basin in central Africa by the mid-2020s unless urgent action is taken to safeguard their habitats and counter poaching, a new report by the United Nations E...
Europe could create 100% renewable electricity
A new study demonstrates how the opportunity exists to power Europe and North Africa exclusively by renewable electricity by 2050, if this is supported by a single European power market united with a similar market in No...
Oil spill on Great Barrier Reef
Maritime authorities are trying to disperse an oil spill stretching three kilometres along the Great Barrier Reef. The Chinese-owned, 230 metre-long bulk coal carrier Shen Neng 1, ran aground about 70 kilometres east of ...
Deforestation rate remains alarming, UN agency says
The rate of deforestation has slowed over the past 10 years, but each year an area roughly the size of Costa Rica is still destroyed, according to a comprehensive forest review released by the United Nations Food and Agr...
Heathrow expansion knocked back
Lord Justice Carnwath of the High Court has ruled that if the UK Government decides to push ahead with the runway project it must now review the climate change implications of Heathrow expansion, the economic case for a ...