Two thirds of scientists advising the EU on four controversial and potentially dangerous chemicals have links to industries that are affected by their assessments. That is...
Conservationists have gained more time as the federal court in Brisbane adjourned the case for the Queensland government to approve plans to dump dredging spoil from...
Graça Machel, widow of former South African president Nelson Mandela, has said that the world leaders gathered in New York for the UN Climate Summit have...
Family farming in developing and developed countries and the role it plays for food security will be the central topic of Slow Food’s Salone del Gusto,...
Labour leader Ed Miliband has pledged to develop a world leading green economy if his party wins the next general election. In his final conference speech...
A conference set to take place on Thursday in New York will debate the role of agriculture and food systems in sustainable development and aims to...
The French government has pledged to give $1 billion (£610m) to help developing nations in their efforts to adapt to and prevent climate change. Announced at...
Climate change is not about politics but about survival, said Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio in a speech to world and business leaders at the UN climate...
The mayor of London Boris Johnson has won a prestigious award for efforts to improve air quality in the city through low-emission taxis and a new...
At the UN climate summit taking place in New York on Tuesday, governments and businesses pledged to end deforestation by 2030. Backers of the declaration claim...
China and the US have both pledged to lead action against climate change, with the former promising for the first time to set targets for greenhouse...
UK’s prime minister David Cameron said in a speech at the UN’s climate summit that the country is on track to reduce emissions by 80% by...
Investment in the Scottish wave and tidal energy sector is worth more than £217 million, thanks to the enormous growth that the young, but promising, sector...
A new study has highlighted the health risks associated with climate change and argues that are numerous health benefits are possible though efforts to mitigate and...
In a video address for the UN Climate Summit in New York, Prince Charles has listed the consequences of not acting on the “symptoms of climate...