The World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) has published its 2012 report on wind power’s growth, and says the UK currently dominates the offshore sector with a...
The companies, projects, places and people shortlisted for the 2013 Observer Ethical Awards have been unveiled. Taking place in central London on June 13, the event...
The government’s energy bill will enter its report stage on June 3 and 4, with MPs given the chance to have their say on how the...
The government’s plans to build a high speed rail line in England are unclear as to how it will create economic growth and new jobs, according...
The chief executive of Lloyds Banking Group António Horta-Osório has said the bank has begun a systematic review of its use of offshore havens in an...
Investors and religious groups in the US have called for better safety in overseas factories, in the aftermath of last month’s Bangladesh tragedy. The signatories of...
Oil giant BP has called on David Cameron to help it get on top of the spiralling compensation costs in relation to the Deepwater Horizon spill....
A recent survey said one in five homeowners in Britain feel their homes are too cold. But an increasing number of people are looking to combat...
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has criticised a publication by the Civitas thinktank, in which clean energy subsidies are blamed for “discouraging” innovation...
Plans to secure 20% of Europe’s energy needs from a huge network of solar farms across the north African desert appear to have been shelved. The...
The government will look to accelerate oil and shale gas development “in a responsible way”, according to energy minister Michael Fallon. He was speaking at the...
Assets under management in European responsible investment funds now total €237.9 billion (£201 billion) – a 19% increase since 2010 – according to a survey by...
A survey of over 4,000 peer-reviewed scientific papers has found almost unanimous consensus that humans are responsible for rising temperatures. Skeptical Science founder John Cook led...
China, Japan and South Korea are among six countries that have this week been granted observer status within intergovernmental group the Arctic Council. The organisation, whose...
Melting ice sheets and glaciers could add up to 36.8cm to sea levels by the year 2100, scientists have warned. A group of experts from 24...