Apple is cleaning up its manufacturing operations in China to reduce the air pollution caused by the factories that have assembled hundreds of millions of iPhones and iPads. [ABC]

Oil prices rose above $48 a barrel on Thursday, propelled by technical buying and investors re-evaluating U.S. data that showed falling stockpiles of fuel and higher crude inventories. [CNBC]

New Enel CEO, Francesco Starace has pledged the company will invest in solar and wind to become the first ‘truly green energy giant. [The Guardian]