The finalists for the 2014 World Green Car award have been announced. The shortlist, drawn up by a panel of automotive journalists, consists of the BMW...
Changing trends in the way households around the world stay together may have a huge, and so far unaccounted for, environmental impact, a new study has...
Tunisia’s new constitution came into effect on Monday, with the country becoming only the third in the world to embed climate change within it. The progressive...
The European commission looks set to introduce the pest-resistant maize Pioneer 1507 to the continent, despite the majority of EU member states opposing the proposal. Only...
Low interest rates and other financial concerns have led to a fall in the number of people putting their savings into a cash ISA this year,...
The General Synod of the Church of England has voted overwhelmingly in favour of a motion to review its investment policy towards fossil fuel companies, with...
A new study analysing the impact of urbanisation on biodiversity has found that protecting green spaces and restoring plant species in cities could allow developed areas...
Academics at the University of Aberdeen have urged the EU to assess the long-term impacts of oil spills and influence legislation outside the union as drilling...
More than 100 Winter Olympians have signed a statement demanding progress on measures to tackle climate change, saying, “We can’t risk inaction any longer.” In an...
The north-west of England and western parts of Wales have been handed red warnings by the Met Office, ahead of forecasted gales of 80-100mph on Wednesday...
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is failing to ensure investors are aware of climate risks within a company, according to a new report from...
Buenos Aires has won the 2014 Sustainable Transport Award, after improvements to the world’s widest avenue turned the Argentinean capital into “a city for people, not...
Toyota has recalled 1.9m of its popular Prius hybrid cars, after a software fault in some vehicles led the car to come to a complete and...
The presidents of France and the US have issued a joint call for an “ambitious” global agreement to tackle climate change ahead of the crucial 2015...
The Church of England has been urged to engage with companies across a wide range of sectors, as well as – and in some cases instead...