Arnold Schwarzenegger and Michael Bloomberg are among 14 influential centre-right figures to have contributed to a new report that aims to “reinvigorate” the conservative environmental agenda....
Natural disasters such as droughts, floods and earthquakes cost China economic losses of 421 billion yuan (£41 billion) in 2013, official data has revealed. This figure...
The Chinese government is being sued by a resident of the northern city of Shijiazhuang, who claims the region’s Environmental Protection Bureau is shunning its responsibilities...
The president of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has condemned proposals to flood land on high ground to prevent homes and businesses in towns and cities...
Australia’s leading medical research body has found that there is no credible evidence to suggest that wind farms are harmful to human health. The National Health...
Scientists have tabled a £4.6m plan that combines conservation work with responsible tourism in an effort to protect lemurs in Madagascar – a species among the...
The United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has appointed Charles Anderson, who has held leadership roles in the insurance industry, as its new director....
A new study has suggested that when volcanoes erupt, they released particles that reflect sunlight and therefore ‘pause’ the warming of the Earth. This would partially...
Banks and other financial institutions are being pressured to report sustainability data in order to create long-term value, as negotiations attempt to drive responsible finance up...
After the wettest two months ever recorded in some areas of the UK, public concern for the environment is on the rise, according to a new...
Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio has donated a $3 million (£1.8m) grant to the marine conservation charity Oceana, describing the plight of our oceans as “one of...
After enduring five days of choking smog, Beijing is to remain in a state of high alert as dangerous levels of pollution are forecast to hang...
Labour leader Ed Miliband has said that the flooding crisis should be seen as a wakeup call for Britain to act on climate change, while criticising...
The energy and climate change secretary announced a £20m investment in Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology at a plant in Scotland on Saturday, as Edinburgh...
Former deputy prime minister John Prescott has urged David Cameron to take a leading role in efforts to broker an international climate change deal ahead of...