Former British prime minister Tony Blair has said the time for debating whether humanity is causing climate change is over. Speaking at a major climate conference...
The shadow chancellor Ed Balls has said the Labour party is in favour of a decarbonisation target for 2030 and ready to provide a boost to...
A North Yorkshire-based egg producer has joined forces with a leading bumblebee charity in an effort to make its farm more bee-friendly and prevent further population...
An international initiative aiming to stop ‘ghost fishing’ has celebrated its first success after retrieving 20 tonnes of discarded fishing nets from the bottom of the...
A BBC Panorama investigation has revealed that garment factory workers in Bangladesh are being forced to work for 19 hours a day. The programme, which aired...
The Anglican diocese of Wellington has decided to drop its holdings in fossil fuels companies “before the climate situation gets really drastic”. The Wellington diocese voted...
FTSE 100 companies lack the confidence to commit to financial projections after the 2008 crash, a new study has revealed. Research by analysis consultancy Metapraxis shows...
Almost 75% of US companies are ignoring rules that require them to inform investors of the risks that climate change may pose to their business, according...
A new report by leading accountancy and audit firm KPMG has claimed that building societies are back in a healthy state after the financial crash of...
Sales of organic food and drink have increased marginally in 2013, following a decline during the recession. The Soil Association hopes that sales will be boosted...
The energy regulator Ofgem has backed calls from the industry to speed up how long it takes consumers to switch their energy supplier. In statistics released...
Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has scooped 41.5% of the votes in the German general election, and will now look to form a majority government...
Norway has stepped up measures across the country to develop a full-scale carbon capture and storage project by 2020, according to ministers. The decision was announced...
Despite Arctic sea ice coverage improving this year when compared to 2012, scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC) in the US have...
Reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases could save up to 3 million lives a year by 2100, a new study has suggested. The study, published in...