Beijing, Shanghai and Mexico City have each kickstarted carbon credit schemes in an effort to boost clean technologies and push companies towards less polluting practices. Over...
The okapi, a close relative of the giraffe and the national symbol of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), is on the brink of extinction,...
Pope Francis has condemned “trickle-down” economic policies, saying that they provide the opportunity for “the powerful [to] feed upon the powerless”. In the Apostolic Exhortation, the...
The US is emitting 50% more methane – an extremely potent greenhouse gas – than its government estimates, according to a new study. The research, published...
The governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney has revealed that he has been asked by George Osborne to review whether new powers should be...
A new web-based tool has been launched by the University of Cambridge Natural Capital Leaders Platform that aims to encourage global businesses to consider their use of...
A campaign group made up of Christians who are concerned about climate change is urging British churches to ditch their investments in fossil fuel companies, saying...
The New Zealand High Court has denied a new visa to Ioane Teitiota, the man from Kiribati who sought asylum in the country after saying that...
Official statistics have revealed a 29% increase in winter deaths during 2012/13, compared with the previous winter. The figures have raised concerns that the number could...
The Scottish National Party (SNP) has spoken out about some of the challenges Scotland will face if it becomes independent from the UK, including cutting its...
RWE Npower has dropped plans to build a 240-turbine wind farm in the Bristol Channel that would have powered nearly 1m homes, saying it was “not...
The House of Lords will debate amendments to the financial services bill on Tuesday, with some focusing on reforming the banking sector following recent scandals and...
MPs and other parliamentary staff now have the option to pay into a credit union directly from their wages, thanks to a new service launched on...
The Environment Agency has said that flooding cost the UK £600m in 2012, with floods occurring one in every five days. The figures say that the cost...
Campaigners are putting pressure on European politicians to pass an amendment on legislation that would require large companies to assess and report the impacts they have...