If you want to go in one direction, the best route may involve going in another. So says John Kay, professor of economics at London School...
US president Barack Obama has ordered the federal government to meet 20% of its electricity demand with renewable energy by 2020. The target represents an increase...
A number of famous figures, including designer Vivienne Westwood, fine artists the Chapman brothers and musician Jarvis Cocker, have designed environmentally-themed Christmas cards for a new...
Energy supplier E.ON has announced that its customers face a 3.7% dual fuel price rise from January – the last of the big six firms to...
At first it may seem like you can’t do anything to make your period home more efficient without damaging its character. But with a little thought...
ShareAction, a campaign group for responsible investment, has launched a protest against the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), urging the group to increase its green investment allocation....
George Osborne said the economic recovery was well underway on Thursday when he delivered his autumn statement in parliament, but food poverty charity the Trussell Trust...
Thousands of people on the east coast of England have been forced to evacuate their homes, after what experts say could be the strongest tidal surge...
Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president who fought for racial equality and to defeat apartheid, has died aged 95 in Johannesburg after a long illness,...
Japan is expecting to pass a law on Friday which would keep “state secrets” under tabs, with whistleblowers facing up to 10 years in prison. The...
The construction of a proposed hydroelectricity project in Swansea Bay could generate as much as £300m of spending in Wales, according to a new report. The...
The Green Climate Fund headquarters in Songdo, South Korea, opened on Wednesday, but concerns around the funding body’s finances remain. The United Nations (UN) fund aims...
A new study has suggested that bees not only increase the crop yields, but also their quality and commercial value. A team of German researchers has...
A new study has found that three-quarters of Dutch investors are willing to give up a portion of their pension income if it means their investments...
Investors are now able to assess how climate policy and risks can affect their shares in fossil fuel companies and have consequences on earnings and stock...