Scotland’s natural capital is a “national asset” and “contributes hugely to our economy”, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said today. Natural capital refers to the world’s stocks of...
Ahead of upcoming climate talks in Paris, South Yorkshire Pension Fund has committed to low carbon investment policies that exclude ‘pure’ coal and tar sands companies...
Business leaders, policy makers, environmental experts and academics from around the globe will gather in Edinburgh today for the second World Forum on Natural Capital. During...
A new report, analyzing a group of the largest metal and mining companies, with combined market capitalization of US$329bn, has found they are failing to adequately...
A worldwide group of global climate finance organisations has issued a call for coordinated action to scale up climate investment ‘infrastructure’ and financial flows following the...
Subsidies for solar power are 22 times less than people think, according to a new YouGov poll commissioned by the Solar Trade Association. On average, respondents...
Sandrine Dixson-Declève, a director at the Cambridge University’s Institute for Sustainability Leadership says that Europe needs to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies and create an energy system based around...
Indigenous communities in Peru must clear 27 bureaucratic hurdles to obtain official recognition and formal land titles, a costly process that can take more than a...
Hunterston B is a nuclear power station on the west coast of Scotland. It is capable of supplying electricity to approximately 1.7 million UK homes. Cracks have...
The UK Green Building Council has commented on reports today that the Mayor of London Boris Johnson is still committed to delivering zero carbon homes in...
In a few days, governments from around the world will be meeting in Paris to talk about climate change. After more than 20 years of failed...
WWF has welcomed a move by the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) to launch RSPO Next, a voluntary add-on to the RSPO standard that provides...
Brazil’s non-hydro renewable power sector is expected to account for more than 25% of Brazil’s total capacity by 2025, with non-hydro renewables’ cumulative installed capacity more...
The review was originally started by the former regulator, the Financial Services Authority (FSA). Its purpose was to analyse the causes of the firm’s failure, and...
A new report packed with best practice climate policies from across the world was released yesterday by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), revealing...