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Ferrari cars are pictured in Paris. Sports car manufacturer Ferrari intends to cut its vehicles' greenhouse gas emissions by nearly half and is working on developing hybrid vehicles, the company president said Saturday.

Ferrari to slash sports cars' carbon emissions: president

AFP - Saturday, July 5 08:45 pm

BERLIN (AFP) - Sports car manufacturer Ferrari intends to cut its vehicles' greenhouse gas emissions by nearly half and is working on developing hybrid vehicles, the company president said Saturday. More »

Bangladesh releases 25,000 protected turtles
AFP - Friday, July 4 06:19 pm
DHAKA (AFP) - Bangladeshi bio-marine experts have released 25,000 endangered baby turtles into the sea in the past two months as part of a state-run captivity breeding programme, an environmental official said Friday. More »
Madagascar: Can tourists help save the "Noah's Ark" of wildlife?
AFP - Thursday, July 3 05:09 pm
ANKARAFANTSIKA, Madagascar (AFP) - Exotic species and Homo sapiens have a hard time existing side by side. More »
South Asian nations issue joint climate plan
AFP - Thursday, July 3 05:01 pm
DHAKA (AFP) - South Asian environment ministers said Thursday developed countries should establish a special fund dedicated to saving them from the effects of climate change. More »
Extinction risks vastly underestimated: study
AFP - Wednesday, July 2 06:40 pm
PARIS (AFP) - Some endangered species may face an extinction risk that is up to a hundred times greater than previously thought, according to a study released Wednesday. More »
Spirit of Great Bear watches over Canadian rainforest
AFP - Wednesday, July 2 05:28 pm
VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) - Great Bear Rainforest does not appear on any official map, but the name evoking native myths and legends is key to protecting western Canada's bears, whales, eagles and salmon. More »
Norwegians fume as new 'climate tax' on fuel takes effect
AFP - Tuesday, July 1 06:15 pm
OSLO (AFP) - Norway, which already has some of the highest fuel prices in the world, on Tuesday introduced a new tax on petrol and diesel aimed at curbing climate change. More »
New Austrian laws promote eco-friendly cars
AFP - Tuesday, July 1 05:15 pm
VIENNA (AFP) - New tax laws came into effect in Austria Tuesday aimed at encouraging people to buy more fuel-efficient cars, and penalising drivers who buy gas-guzzling vehicles. More »
'E-jeepneys' make debut on Philippine capital's roads
AFP - Tuesday, July 1 05:09 pm
MANILA (AFP) - Electric-powered versions of the popular Philippine smoke-belching jeepney made their debut in Manila on Tuesday in a bid to lessen pollution in the capital's congested streets. More »
Eco-tourism: Carbon 'offsets', a good idea that's not working
AFP - Tuesday, July 1 06:32 am
PARIS (AFP) - Top airlines and tour operators keen to shore up their green credentials nowadays offer customers carbon "offsets" to compensate holiday pollution. More »