The chief scientific adviser to the government, Sir Mark Walport, has told MPs not to expect any benefits from a warmer climate, adding that the effects...
An advertising campaign by e-cigarette firm Ten Motives has been banned because of unsubstantiated claims that the nicotine product is a “healthier smoking alternative” – coinciding...
Bulgaria, Estonia and Sweden met their 2020 renewable energy targets in 2011/12, according to new analysis from the statistical office of the European Union. At the...
The independent natural capital committee has said that too often the environment is taken for granted, and called for a 25-year-long natural capital plan so that...
The UK does not have enough expertise in the field of tree and plant diseases, according to a report by MPs on the environment, food and...
The Arctic’s ice-free season is becoming longer by an average of five days every 10 years, scientists have said. According to a new study published in...
The Woodland Trust has launched a project to create new areas of woodland as a reminder of the first world war, which began 100 years ago...
The chairman of the UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) has said the government-owned bank should eventually be owned by the private sector. Speaking at the National...
Twenty-eight Democrat politicians in the US have taken to the Senate for an all-night session of climate change discussions, an initiative aimed at raising awareness among...
A new study has claimed that children’s diets contain too much salt, with the majority of the intake coming from processed or manufactured foods. The research,...
Euan Sutherland, the chief executive of the Co-operative Group, has reportedly offered his resignation – a tactic that has been described as a “back-me-or-sack-me” move. According...
Sir Richard Branson has said he was “enormously impressed” by Apple CEO Tim Cook, who told climate sceptic investors last week that their money was not...
The financial value of carbon stored in the world’s forests may have been seriously underestimated, according to the findings of a new survey. Using a pioneering...
Economic growth forecasts are being undermined by a lack of investment in UK businesses and the number of young people claiming jobseeker’s allowance, the British Chamber...
The Chinese government has begun a “war on pollution” in order to improve the quality of life of its citizens. Under new measures, polluters could be...