A leading agrochemicals group has submitted a legal challenge to the European commission, over its decision to suspend the use of a pesticide that it said...
“What gets measured gets managed”, is an often-quoted phrase in business. In other words, putting a certain activity under the microscope can help you to make...
Around 5,000 badgers are set to be shot in Somerset and Gloucestershire in an effort to control the spread of bovine tuberculosis (TB). However, opponents claim...
The UK’s first Community Energy Fortnight began on Saturday, hoping to inspire and engage people with the concept of community energy. Francesca Baker looks at what this means,...
Former US vice-president Al Gore says he is optimistic about tackling global warming, as global politics has realised it is time for a “major shift”. Gore...
Wildlife living along the coasts in the UK is being seriously affected by climate change, a study by the National Trust has warned. Changes in weather...
Government plans to introduce a sustainability criteria into the biomass sector have created a division between the renewable energy industry and green campaigners. The plans, which...
The political activism group 38 Degrees has warned that it faces its “biggest ever threat”, in the form of a bill being passed through parliament which...
A study by the consumer organisation MoneySupermarket.com has suggested that 13 million drivers across the UK waste up to £21 a month driving out of their...
The fifth assessment report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is set to reveal that scientists are more confident than ever that humans are...
The UK’s green building industry has criticised the government over a new report, published on Tuesday, that outlines proposals for new regulations. A joint statement from...
Hundreds of stations that monitor air pollution across the UK could be shut down under government plans to cut costs and reform the Local Air Quality...
When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world. John Muir
The organising committee of the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has launched its sustainability plan, in which it says it aims...
Today is a momentous day for the Earth. As of August 20, countries have exceeded their resource budget for the year. The world is now in a state of ecological deficit....