The amount of money held in cash ISAs fell in April at the fastest monthly rate since the accounts were introduced in 1999, according to figures...
The EDF-run Dungeness B nuclear power station in Kent will soon see its safety limits raised in an effort to prolong its life, pushing up the...
The shortlist for the 2014 Wolfson Economics Prize, which asks entrants how they would deliver a visionary garden city, has been announced, as a poll reveals...
A petition that demands the BBC ends its “media blackout” of the Green party has gathered over 45,000 signatures, with leader Natalie Bennett saying that a...
UK scientists have discovered two new types of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and one new hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) that are almost certainly manmade. The gases contribute to the thinning...
The Social Economy Alliance, a growing consortium of around 400 national and local organisations, is calling for the rewriting of the infrastructure bill ahead of its...
Insurance and pension provider Friends Life, which manages funds worth around £100 billion, has reaffirmed its commitment to responsible investment. In the firm’s corporate responsibility report,...
The operator of the troubled Fukushima nuclear power plant, Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), has begun construction of a 1.5km (0.9-mile) ice wall to contain leaked...
World Environment Day (WED), organised by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), takes place on Thursday, hosted by Barbados. The event aims to raise awareness about environmental...
Opened by Singapore’s prime minister Lee Hesien Loong, the annual World Cities Summit (WCS) began on Sunday with more than 3,000 guests in attendance – including...
US president Barack Obama’s new proposals to fight climate change and slash carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants could boost investment in the renewables and nuclear...
The acidification of the world’s oceans, occurring today because of manmade carbon emissions, is happening 10 times faster than it did 56 million years ago, when...
Scottish Renewables has called on the UK and Scottish governments to collaborate in an effort to boost potential and investment in hydroelectric pumped storage. The organisation...
Glen Galaich and Tracy Mack Parker, respectively CEO and executive vice president of the strategic education and networking body the Philanthropy Workshop, gave advice for donors...
China, the world’s biggest polluter, has claimed it will set legal limits on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions starting from 2016. The announcement comes just a day...