An alternative finance firm has said that businesses shouldn’t solely rely on banks if they want to grow and help drive the economy forward. Research across...
EDF has become the fifth of the big six energy companies to announce an energy price hike. Although the lowest increase yet at 3.9%, the firm...
Carbon emissions are expected to continue increasing until 2035, potentially resulting in a dangerous temperature rise, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) latest World Energy...
Electric car sales have risen by 25% in the third quarter of 2013, according to new figures. Over 1,100 people signed up for the government’s £5,000...
Former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine has said he believes that the UK should “have faith” in the HS2 high speed rail project, as it will...
As 2013 begins to wither in to the distance, Ben Goulder looks to 2014 and the recent announcement that next year’s Fairtrade Fortnight will take place...
The Co-operative Group has scrapped its pre-Christmas dividend payout for 7 million members, following troubles with its banking arm. Instead, Co-operative members will be offered in...
UN climate change talks opened in Warsaw on Monday with an emotional address from a delegate of the Philippines, speaking as his country attempted to recover...
After Yale University announced it would be holding a referendum on whether to invest in fossil fuels, a group of students has asked that people stop...
The green tax review announced by David Cameron is having a negative effect on the energy efficiency industry, according to one company. In a letter to...
Former BBC chairman Lord Grade has questioned the necessity for a royal charter on press regulation, but acknowledged that the newspaper industry had “brought this situation...
Government proposals to compensate for natural habitats destroyed in building developments through “biodiversity offsetting” need to be improved, a committee of MPs has warned. The UK...
In one of her first in-depth interviews as chief executive of the Renewable Energy Association, Nina Skorupska speaks with Alex Blackburne about taking over a leading...
The ethics council of the Government Pension Fund of Norway (GPF) – the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund – should integrate into Norges Bank Investment Management...
Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy...