Hundreds of homes have been evacuated overnight in Berkshire and Surrey as water levels along the Thames rise. Forecasters warn that more strong winds and heavy...
A Norwegian university is debating whether it is ethical to research the oil industry in light of emission reduction targets and the impact the sector has...
Student group People & Planet has kicked off a week of national action in an effort to convince UK universities to divest from fossil fuels companies,...
The Social Economy Alliance (SEA) is calling on social enterprises and cooperatives to join its campaign and tell British leaders what they can do to help...
A US conservation organisation has divested 70% of the exposure to fossil fuel stocks it previously held, because of the “urgency of the threat” that climate...
The former director general of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has said that the authority on banking standards should not consist of bankers. As part...
Major retailers, charities and recyclers have signed up to the Love Your Clothes campaign, an initiative to make clothes last longer and prevent them from ending...
Retail giant Primark has agreed to ‘detox’ its products to eliminate hazardous chemicals, following an appeal by Greenpeace to clean up big brands. The firm said...
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The General Synod of the Church of England is to stage a debate on climate change and the environment on Wednesday, discussing, among other things, its...
Well-respected investor Jeremy Grantham has told his clients that the convenience of fossil fuel extraction will soon be shaded by renewables and that shale gas might...
If a meteor threatened life on Earth, we probably wouldn’t be told until the last minute, in the interests of maintaining public order. A tiny informed...
A new study has revealed that a slowdown in global warming was caused by unusual Pacific trade winds that trapped heat underwater. However, it says that once...
The political row over the handling of flooding in the UK has escalated, as floodwater in the Thames reaches record levels – with experts warning of...
More than 5,000 employees from the financial services industry, including traders and brokers, have been dismissed since 2008, according to data obtained under the Freedom of...