A soon-to-be-published report is set to say that the amount of carbon being lost by the degradation of tropical rainforests is underestimated. The new research says...
Seventeen bison, Europe’s largest wild mammals, have been released into the wild in Romania, more than 200 years after being driven out the region by poachers....
Bill Gates, the world’s richest man, and his wife Melinda discuss why philanthropy gives them so much satisfaction in this week’s featured TED talk. The pair,...
Two million polymer £5 notes are set to be printed by the Scottish bank Clydesdale and distributed for limited use in 2015. The new banknotes, featuring...
In the follow-up to the acclaimed Gasland, filmmaker Josh Fox takes a deeper and broader look at the dangers of the controversial method of extracting natural...
Economics of Climate Change: The Stern Review takes a comprehensive look at the economics of climate change and seeks to give the understanding needed to underpin...
After a week that featured the hottest day of the year so far and several thunderstorms, the weather outlook for the spring bank holiday weekend doesn’t...
Billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer has said he will target the campaigns of seven US senate and governors this year, in an attempt to make climate...
A web of 13 companies involved in a scheme to sell carbon credits as investments has been shut down in the High Court on the grounds...
Around 40 English beaches are at risk of failing new regulations on sewage flow that will come into force from next year, the Environment Agency (EA)...
The impacts of climate change, ranging from extreme weather events to rising sea levels, will make it much harder to feed a growing population, two new...
The government’s new green deal initiative will lead to renewed pressure on carbon emissions reductions, according to new calculations. The Association for the Conservation of Energy...
The results from Thursday’s local elections are rolling in, showing some gains for the Green party and a surge in seats for UKIP. The elections covered...
German photographer Michael Schmidt has won the 2014 Prix Pictet – the prestigious global competition around photography and sustainability that this year focused on consumption. Schmidt...
British companies that use bribes to win contracts could face tougher penalties, following new guidelines set out by the Sentencing Council. The guidelines recommend that judges...