Taxes placed on energy are ‘under-utilised’ by governments and too small to have an large impact on climate change, according to analysis from OECD. In a...
Large European banks are failing to factor in the potential risks and opportunities of sustainability issues and the financial impacts, according to a study from KPMG...
A leaked consultation paper suggests that renewables will account for half of electricity capacity across the EU by 2030 in order to meet climate change goals....
Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, has urged the heads of six European oil majors to transition to cleaner technologies...
World leaders have a “historic opportunity” this year to tackle climate change and eradicate poverty, according for NGOs who are calling on them to seize the...
Rating agencies could be repeating the mistakes of the credit crisis, where risks were underestimated to the detriment of the global financial system, by not factoring...
Climate change will aggravate social and political tensions for decades to come unless action is taken, according to a new report commissioned by the G7 governments....
The government has unveiled plans to sell a stake in the Green Investment Bank. The decision has bee met with some criticism despite claims it will...
Solar activity could mean the UK, and other parts of Europe and Northern America, have cooler winters at levels not seen since ‘frost fairs’ took place...
The latest update from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species reveals that over 22,000 species around the world are now threatened with extinction, from the...
Embracing a circular economy in the UK could boost GDP by £29 billion over the next decade, according to research from Imperial College London. The report ...
Emissions from the power sector will peak in 2029 and “tremendous progress” will be made to decarbonise power generation over the next two and a half...
Pope Francis has labelled Christians that are involved in the arms industry or invest in the sector “hypocrites”. The comments come after the Pope published his...
In order to meet carbon emission reduction targets and encourage low-carbon transport, the UK needs to invest more than £10 billion by 2050, according to a...
Transitioning to renewable energy sources can create more jobs and positively benefit economies, according to a new report. The paper argues that investment in clean energy,...