Supermarket giant Tesco has invited its customers to decide which charity should get the proceeds of its new plastic carrier bag charge. From October 20, Scotland...
Germany’s renewable energy sector now provides 31% of the nation’s electricity, producing 71 terawatts an hour (TWh), according to figures released by the German Association of...
A new study published in the journal Nature has found greenhouse gas emissions caused by the controversial Keystone XL pipeline could be much higher than originally...
Climate change remains the most serious threat to the Great Barrier Reef and is already having an impact on the unique ecosystem, according to the Australian...
Environmental campaign group No Dash for Gas is organising a protest against energy firm Cuadrilla’s plans to drill for shale gas in the area, with hundreds...
Climate change could be affecting circulation patterns in the atmosphere leading to more extreme weather events during summer, including heatwaves, according to new research from a...
Maria Eagle, Labour’s shadow environment secretary, has said that the Tories are failing to invest adequately in flood defences. She says the government is cutting funding...
Mark Watson answers 20 questions on life, sustainability and everything. Mark Watson is executive director of Tourism Concern, a charity that fights exploitation in the global...
Today we launched our £10,000 crowd funder for Sustainable September. Why? We’ve only got a limited number of tickets and can only get so many people...
The Scottish government has set out how the country would benefit environmentally if it were to become an independent country, ahead of Scots taking to the...
Environmentalist and Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith has been urged by the outgoing Mayor of London Boris Johnson to run for the position, as Johnson bids to...
A draft analysis of three UN scientific reports regarding global warming has concluded that by the year 2050, greenhouse gas emissions must be drastically reduced in...
By investing your money sustainably and ethically, you can play a part in a growing movement that is changing the world for the better, writes Richard...
Everywhere you look now there are businesses ‘popping up.’ Literally seeming to come from nowhere, and disappearing equally quickly, what started as a quirky idea in...
As more and more people continue to fly and airlines do all they can to get ticket prices down, this is continuing to have a negative...