Almost half the population will be considering charity shops when it comes to buying Christmas presents this year, a survey has revealed, which labels constrained household...
Solid wall homes from the 1950s could become more energy efficient if new research, which is set to be tested in Northern Ireland, is successful. The...
Perfluorotributylamine (PFTBA), a greenhouse gas 7,100 times more powerful than carbon dioxide in trapping heat, has been indicated as new major player in global warming by...
Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith has criticised George Osborne’s efforts to push ahead with plans to build a third runway at Heathrow airport, saying that a review...
Renewable energy crowdfunding platform Abundance Generation has opened a new solar project in Kent for funding, offering a “win win” for investors. The development requires up...
Lamp Cottage is an immaculate stone detached holiday property set in parkland near Matlock and is available to book now through cottages4you. The property is located...
Impax Asset Management, which specialises in both private equity and listed equities in resource efficiency and environmental markets, recently won Best Environmental Fund at the Investment...
The former Labour City minister Lord Myners is to conduct a review to examine the governance within the Co-operative Bank, which was brought into question last...
Ethical investment is a “legitimate, profitable and practical option” for charities that want to make money in sectors that don’t conflict with their core missions, according...
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has agreed to pay US regulators $100m (£61m) following allegations that the bank violated sanctions against Iran, Burma, Cuba and...
Air pollution from China’s coal plants was responsible for over 250,000 premature deaths in 2011, while also harming hundreds of thousands of Chinese children, according to...
Over the past few years, many consumers have begun to feel a sense of urgency in the need to change their behaviour. This comes from their...
Norway, New Zealand and France are the top three countries that manage to deliver secure and accessible energy, balancing affordability with sustainability, a new report has...
US regulators have approved the Volcker rule in a bid to curb risky banking activity. The rule goes into effect in April 2014 but banks have...
Droughts made more severe by manmade global warming may have been a major driver of the conflict in Syria, scientists have claimed. Estimates of deaths in...