Two new reports have strengthened the case for fossil fuel divestment, arguing that polluting energy assets fuel a ‘carbon bubble’ in Europe and that moving away...
Two seemingly unrelated events suggest we might be at a tipping point for discussions about climate change. What does Russia’s effective capture of Crimea and a...
The US Defence Department has suggested that climate instability in the future could lead to global security problems linked to resource scarcity and social unrest which...
The UK government is discussing how to regulate farmers so their poor land use does not amplify the effects of future flooding. After the wettest winter...
The National Trust has said that trees in the UK have been severely affected by the recent extreme weather, with woodland in some areas experiencing more...
Leading green energy firm Ecotricity has premiered a short film as part of its new anti-fracking campaign. This comes after it criticised communities secretary Eric Pickles...
Leading companies including Shell, Unilever and EDF Energy have written to prime minister David Cameron, urging him to maintain the UK’s fourth carbon budget to strengthen...
Oil and gas exploration firm Soco has responded to allegations made by the WWF around its drilling plans in the Virunga national park in the Democratic...
The government has opened a consultation over the UK’s national pollinators strategy (NPS), aimed at protecting bees and another insects that are essential to agriculture –...
“Conservative instinct” is at the heart of environmental stewardship, the education secretary Michael Gove said in a speech at Westminster last week – the full text...
Leading renewable energy supplier Good Energy and solar entrepreneur Jeremy Leggett were among the winners at the annual Climate Week Awards this week, which took place at Ecobuild...
A new study has revealed that 136 out of 720 world heritage sites, including the Tower of London and the Statue of Liberty, could be lost...
This week’s featured fund is the Ecclesiastical Amity UK fund. Managed by sustainable investment pioneer Sue Round, director of group investments at Ecclesiastical, it is one of...
Fracking firm Cuadrilla has said that shale gas reserves in the north-west of England are around 50% larger than previous assessments in licence areas suggested. The...
Tourism professionals have highlighted the crucial role of tourism in helping restructure the Philippines’ economy in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan. Delegates at the rescheduled World...