Former Luxembourg leader Jean-Claude Juncker has been nominated as the new president of the European commission, despite the concerns of UK prime minister David Cameron. EU leaders...
London’s oldest higher education establishment has created a new professorship for only the second time in its 400-year history – in the field of the environment....
With new data showing population rates in Britain are higher than any other EU country, this increases concerns not only on the strain on infrastructure but...
The Church of England’s exposure to areas like tobacco, gambling and high interest rate lending has been reduced after a review of its ethical investment strategy....
Environmental campaigners have launched a petition urging prime minister David Cameron to uphold a ban on pesticides that pose a serious risk to threatened bee populations....
Barclays bank has been handed a lawsuit by New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman, over allegedly misrepresentating the risks of high frequency or ‘dark pool’ trading...
The UK’s public parks are in decline because of a lack of funding and many local authorities are considering selling them off – despite being one...
Clean energy sources generated around 20% of British electricity between January and March, thanks to strong performances by the wind and hydro sectors, according to the...
The government’s spending watchdog has questioned whether the early contracts awarded to eight renewable energy projects, collectively worth £16.6 billion, have overpaid energy firms at the...
The British Medical Association (BMA) has become the first body of its kind to divest from the fossil fuel firms responsible for worsening climate change –...
Government policy is the key to helping the impact investing industry, which is poised for dramatic growth and a move into the mainstream, according to a...
Calleva Community Energy Co-op in Berkshire is inviting investors to buy shares in the co-operative in order to help local businesses become greener – while also...
Customers living near the Big Field wind farm in North Cornwall will be able to apply for a cheaper tariff from 100% renewable electricity supplier Good...
The trade body for the UK’s wind, wave and tidal renewable energy industries has published its “manifesto” ahead of the 2015 general election, asking politicians to...
The UK’s crucial energy, transport, waste and water infrastructure is at risk from the impacts of climate change because of a lack of investment, a damning...