Leading economist has warned over David Cameron declaration that shale gas will help keeping gas prices down, but added that the environmental risks exist. Lord Nicholas...
About 80,000 gold miners have gone on strike, demanding an increase of the salary and accusing top bosses of the industry of ‘arrogance’. Members of the...
Brazil should prepare for a future heating of 3-6C and more unpredictable weather, which could severely affect its position as one of the world’s largest exporters of...
The Department for Communities and Local Government is considering a reform of oil and gas drilling planning applications under which companies would not be required to...
The coalition has announced a $40 million (£23m) trust fund to promote the maintenance of the Great Barrier Reef and tackle poaching and illegal fishing, but...
A new major report published the Centre for Social Justice (CJS) claims that some four-year-old children are starting school wearing nappies and unable to speak. The...
Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), has called for governments to take climate change seriously and step up to their responsibilities...
An ecotourism conference to be held in Kenya in September will debate how sustainable tourism can benefit African economies and local communities. The Ecotourism and Sustainable...
Climate change is likely to cause stronger and more frequent hurricanes, but may reduce the risk of extreme storms similar to Hurricane Sandy from hitting the...
A bank that only lends to charities, community organisations and social enterprises is inviting its customers to see for themselves the good their money is doing...
The government’s proposed lobbying bill will prevent charities and lobbyists from campaigning on political issues in the 12 months preceding the general elections, contradicting with the...
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said that the existence of climate change is undeniable but it is not too late to prevent some of...
President Putin has been criticised for the construction of ski resorts and infrastructure for the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games that campaigners say have devastated the Caucasus...
The president of a Pacific island has said that western countries should do more to fight climate change as sea levels rise and extreme weather threatens...
Poverty can hinder the ability to complete mental tasks, which can ‘further perpetuate poverty’, a new study has claimed. The study, a joint venture between academics...