By 2040, all petrol and diesel cars may be banned from UK roads – according to a recent Lib Dem proposal. This controversial idea, which was...
The crucial Scottish independence referendum will take place on September 18, 2014: a year today. It remains to be seen how the proposed split from the...
The number of companies in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) has fallen when compared to the previous year. DJSI World 2013/14 will have 333 components,...
There’s an old Faroese saying – betri er at vera fyrivarin, enn eftirsnarur (it’s better to be prepared than swift afterwards) – that can be used...
The European commissioner for environment, Janez Potočnik, is to be given a Champion of the Earth award from the United Nations. Potočnik, who took office in 2010, has...
Global warming will expose an additional 668 million people worldwide to new or aggravated water scarcity, according to new research. The study, published in the journal...
Her name is Aurora and she’s the biggest polar bear in the world, standing 5 metres tall, 2.5 metres wide and 12.5 metres long. OK, she’s not...
Barclays bank has revealed it is facing a £50m fine from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) over a deal with Qatari investors in 2008. The FCA...
Gerald Kutney picks out some of the highlights from his upcoming book, Carbon Politics and the Failure of the Kyoto Protocol, to be published by Routledge in...
A leading social enterprise has teamed up with sustainable bank Triodos to raise £5m in bonds that will help preserve the legacy of London 2012, just...
World Green Building Week 2013, which started on Monday and runs until Friday, is set to focus on the health benefits of living and working in...
The Treasury has sold 6% of its share in Lloyds Banking Group – a deal that brought in profits of £61m for the public purse. The...
The long-awaited current account switching service was launched on Monday across 33 banks and building societies, and Tom Revell is on hand with a few handy tools...
If you want to make use of the new current account switching service to make a fresh start with a new bank, but you’re not sure...
Rules aiming to make the UK’s banking sector more competitive have been launched today, providing a new service guaranteeing that bank customers can change current account...