Nepal sees waste-to-energy projects as a way to meet energy demand and also manage waste.

A new ground study confirms a trend in tiny polluting particles rising over India.

A US$400 million project is set to replace the Philippines' tricycle taxi system with greener battery-run models.

Greenhouse gases have hit a record high, we are heading for a much hotter planet and seas are rising faster than projected, studies show.

Small-scale biorefineries that use marine algae could produce transport fuel for towns in developing countries, a study reports.

Developing a low carbon economy will be far cheaper than responding to climate change in an ad hoc fashion, says a global report.

Depending on local conditions REDD+ actions can have widely varying impacts on carbon and biodiversity, says a new assessment.

Banana stem fibre may hold the key to cheaply absorbing oil spills that threaten marine and coastal life.

Pakistan is betting on a plan to convert its vast lignite deposits into diesel through underground gasification.

An Egyptian teenager has devised a low-cost method for producing biofuel from plastics, and will receive assistance with progressing her idea.

The Global Energy Assessment, launched at Rio+20, has warned that an extra half billion dollars is required to limit global warming.

A new Inclusive Wealth Indicator (IWI) index has revealed discrepancies between a nation's GDP and other types of capital.

This year's Ashden Awards have recognised five initiatives that have a range of direct benefits for women and households.

South Asia is not equipped to make its voice heard at the upcoming Rio+20 summit, say Indian and Sri Lankan policy analysts.

A new study links indoor air pollution from biomass-burning cooking stoves to depression in women.

Carbon reduction initiatives should be assessed on a country by country basis, according to a comparative study on alternative energy costs.

Rural communities aren't taking up cleaner, more efficient cookstoves as quickly as anticipated, a study in Pakistan has found.

The latest version of the 'zero draft' for the Rio+20 Summit has included an acknowledgement that the Earth's resources are limited.

A call for prospective lecturers and students has been issued by Algeria, host to the northern node of the Pan African University.