Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has announced a new £500 million scheme intended to boost electric and hybrid vehicle take up. The sum will be spent...
Private sector organisations may soon be able invest in the government’s Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera), according to reports. The potential of a joint venture...
Researchers have suggested that some cities, such as Bangkok, New Orleans and Jakarta, are at risk from subsiding land, which they say could be an even...
European leaders must not forget their commitments to decarbonisation in the dash to find alternatives to Russian gas while the Ukraine crisis continues, an expert has...
The FTSE Group and BlackRock have announced the launch of a new index series that will exclude companies linked to the exploration, ownership or extraction of...
Green Party’s leader Natalie Bennett has called on voters to consider politics for “the common good” and criticised the UKIP’s lack of policies, calling it “the...
MPs have voted against a proposal to scrap the controversial HS2 rail project, with construction now expected to begin in 2017 after a group of Tory...
Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) and conservation non-governmental organisations have announced an initiative to restore one million hectares of rainforest in Indonesia, which would bring back...
Converting cattle farms in the western Andes of Colombia, one of the world’s most threatened ecosystems, into forests could help tackle climate change whilst still paying...
The UK’s largest retail investment firm has been dealt an £18.6 million fine by the city regulator over “failings in fund management”. The Financial Conduct Authority...
China and the United States, the two most polluting countries in the world, have entered a new phase of talks around how to cut carbon emissions,...
The single biggest threat to the UK may not be terrorism, nuclear war, economic collapse or even climate change, but the eruption of an Icelandic supervolcano,...
Local authorities across Britain have moved to deny any “conflict of interest” after it was revealed some of the councils that will decide the fate of...
Ethical bank Triodos has highlighted the positive impact its investments have made in its new annual report, demonstrating its commitment to a double bottom line that...
The four largest banks in Australia have been accused of backing companies involved in land grabbing, leaving people homeless around the world. The accusations follow similar...