A peat bog almost 166,000 sq km in diameter has been discovered in Congo-Brazzaville by a team of researchers – sparking huge interest from the scientific...
Greenpeace activists boarded two oil rigs on Tuesday in a protest against controversial plans for exploratory drilling in the Arctic. The environmental organisation is calling for...
A number of conservation organisations have urged the government to honour its commitment to protect England’s woodlands, by creating a new public forest management body. In...
Ancient carbon-rich soils, buried deep beneath the earth’s surface, can contribute to climate change thanks to human activities, new research has shown. In a new study...
Capitalism should serve society’s “long-term interests and concerns”, and not the other way around, the Prince of Wales has said at a major financial conference in...
The Chinese government plans to decommission almost 6m cars that do not meet exhaust emission standards, in an effort to cut pollution from road vehicles and...
Tuesday’s Google doodle commemorates the birth of Rachel Carson, the prominent biologist whose 1962 book Silent Spring, which revealed the deadly effects of pesticides, is a...
Heavy rain may bring flooding to parts of the UK over the next few days, with Lincolnshire, South Yorkshire and the Humber particularly at risk, forecasters...
“Shale gas and nuclear power will address carbon emissions in the immediate term, far more effectively than unproven renewables.” That’s the motion being discussed at the...
What will business look like in the future and who are our future leaders? We started a new feature last week, speaking with a group of young...
The European Union (EU) has led the way on environmental issues, consumer protection and workers’ rights, but “remains mired in the last century” and needs radical...
Sustainable September – Blue & Green Tomorrow’s month-long celebration of sustainability – will start with four debates, taking place in each of the first four weeks...
The electorate is often highly sceptical of politicians and the Westminster, Holyrood, Pierhead and Belfast villages. But healthy scepticism has slipped into an unhealthy cynicism and...
Sustainable September will bring together investors, consumers, businesses and sustainability thought-leaders – but we want the month to be shaped by you, our readers. Register your...
The Carbon Trust, which acts as a sustainability adviser to businesses, governments and the public sector, has expanded its reach into Latin America, with the opening of...