Sustainability is probably the most important global issue that is least talked about. In essence it’s the need to follow the care instructions for the planet...
A new study has found that the majority of news articles about climate change are centred on narratives about disaster and uncertainty. According to the research,...
Sea ice cover in the Arctic has improved since 2012, when record low levels were noted, but preliminary statistics from the National Snow and Ice Data...
There’s an old Faroese saying – betri er at vera fyrivarin, enn eftirsnarur (it’s better to be prepared than swift afterwards) – that can be used...
With a year to go until Scotland votes over its future as part of the UK, the country’s government has approved the largest tidal power array in Europe, capable of powering the...
The European commissioner for environment, Janez Potočnik, is to be given a Champion of the Earth award from the United Nations. Potočnik, who took office in 2010, has...
Global warming will expose an additional 668 million people worldwide to new or aggravated water scarcity, according to new research. The study, published in the journal...
Her name is Aurora and she’s the biggest polar bear in the world, standing 5 metres tall, 2.5 metres wide and 12.5 metres long. OK, she’s not...
The short-haired bumblebee, declared extinct in 2000, has begun nesting at the Dungeness reserve in Kent, as part of a reintroduction plan by the RSPB. Two...
Gerald Kutney picks out some of the highlights from his upcoming book, Carbon Politics and the Failure of the Kyoto Protocol, to be published by Routledge in...
World Green Building Week 2013, which started on Monday and runs until Friday, is set to focus on the health benefits of living and working in...
This is the latest cartoon in our B******* as usual… series, in which we share work by Manchester-based cartoonist Polyp. For more information on Polyp, see...
The problem is no longer that with every pair of hands that comes into the world there comes a hungry stomach. Rather it is that, attached...
David Beckham has united with Prince William and the retired Chinese basketball star Yao Ming to campaign against the illegal ivory trade that is pushing endangered...
Nick Clegg has announced plans to introduce a mandatory charge of 5p for plastic carrier bags in supermarkets, giving retailers the option to donate funds raised...