Earlier this year the Business Secretary, Sajid Javid, announced that the Green Investment Bank (GIB) will be privatised. Since its launch in 2012, the GIB has...
North Yorkshire County Council have approved an application to frack for shale gas. Despite protesters gathering outside the Council offices yesterday, the North Yorkshire County Council...
The High Court in London has denied a change in the law over cigarette packets. The tobacco industry’s attempt to change cigarette packets was rejected last...
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have released a new report on resource consumption. The report, which focused on developed countries, highlighted the advances...
The fate of Ryedale in North Yorkshire will be sealed at a council meeting today. A report sent to the planning committee at North Yorkshire Council...
The low carbon sector is booming with companies from Scotland. That’s according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) which released data showing there are more...
For the first time the new Scottish Cabinet will include a dedicated Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Climate Change. Roseanna Cunningham has been appointed to take...
Social Enterprise UK helped lead the creation of the Social Value Act 2012 along with its members and partners. The Act was designed to open up more opportunities...
Leading insurance company, Axa, is to stop investing in the tobacco industry. The French insurer has a staggering €1.7 billion investment in the industry, but it...
An event held at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) has highlighted the need to quantify natural and social capital. ICAEW say...
The Great British Bee Count got off to a flying start earlier this week. The six week programme organised by Friends of the Earth aims to...
Procorre, a professional services consultancy film, predict that the rising demand for renewable energy coupled with technological advances could create “hotspots” in the energy storage industry....
The European Commission has made economic recommendations to its Member States. The advice is country-specific, but many believe it fails to recognise the Europe-wide link to...
Glencore, Anglo American and Rio Tinto are now legally obliged to implement climate change resolutions put forward by shareholder coalition ‘Aiming for A’. The resolution was...
Portugal used renewable energy alone for just over four days last week. The clean energy achievement is a significant milestone in the country’s bid to become...