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.

Battery-powered jeepneys are being used to reduce carbon emissions from the country's mass transport system.

Red mud waste from alumina production, when carbonised, can be used to treat water cheaply, new research shows.

A new international study shows that hydrogen fluoride emissions from brick kilns can seriously affect farming.

Madagascar is planning a major wind power project, but critics say small-scale equipment and other energy sources are more suitable.

Nepal plans to expand its household biogas programme, a model for developing countries, into commercial use.

Cutting methane and soot emissions could quickly tackle climate change while boosting crops and health, says a study.

CDM rules need reforms to include renewable energy projects that have government support.

The Asia-Pacific region needs a green 'industrial revolution' to cut unsustainable consumption of natural resources and pollution.

There are research gaps in assessing whether clean cookstoves have the desired health effects, say researchers.

Scotland will help the Maldives in its plan to become the world's first carbon neutral country, reports Haveeruonline.

The UN Development Fund has announced plans for climate-friendly brick kilns to reduce Bangladesh's emissions.

Pakistan's new green energy policy seeks to import technologies, but experts say more money for its own R&D could be a longer-term solution.

A study says Ghana should harness its biogas potential to move away from wood as its primary fuel source.

Grasses that thrive in Pakistan's saline marshes can be potential sources of biofuels, according to a study.

'Nanoadditives' can improve the performance of biofuels, and reduce smoke and other toxic emissions in diesel engines, say researchers.

A study has shown that fields of sugarcane, grown for biofuels, have less impact on air temperature than do other crops.