A coalition of wildlife organisations has undertaken a ‘health check’ of a selection of wildlife from the UK and elsewhere. The study, the first of its...
Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest has continued to increase, accelerating by 88% in 2012 according to satellite analysis. Brazilian NGO Mongabay’s deforestation tracking system, SAD, detected...
China, the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide, has agreed to impose carbon reduction targets for the first time – a move that could push the...
The Institute of Directors has been accused of “cheerleading for the industry” after publishing a report that explores the potential of fracking in the UK. The...
The government has launched a consultation into the EU’s guidelines on the environment and climate change, and will ask businesses how these rules have affected their...
Canada is lobbying to make oil sands – an energy extraction method that is far more polluting than conventional techniques – accessible to Europe. But according...
The World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) has published its 2012 report on wind power’s growth, and says the UK currently dominates the offshore sector with a...
The government’s energy bill will enter its report stage on June 3 and 4, with MPs given the chance to have their say on how the...
Oil giant BP has called on David Cameron to help it get on top of the spiralling compensation costs in relation to the Deepwater Horizon spill....
Plans to secure 20% of Europe’s energy needs from a huge network of solar farms across the north African desert appear to have been shelved. The...
The government will look to accelerate oil and shale gas development “in a responsible way”, according to energy minister Michael Fallon. He was speaking at the...
A survey of over 4,000 peer-reviewed scientific papers has found almost unanimous consensus that humans are responsible for rising temperatures. Skeptical Science founder John Cook led...
China, Japan and South Korea are among six countries that have this week been granted observer status within intergovernmental group the Arctic Council. The organisation, whose...
Melting ice sheets and glaciers could add up to 36.8cm to sea levels by the year 2100, scientists have warned. A group of experts from 24...
Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio has raised $38.8m (£25.5m) through a charity art auction event, as the rich and famous bid dug deep to help fund environmental...