Citizens Advice reported last week that enquiries made to food banks had increased by an average of 78% in the last six months. Nicky Stubbs takes a...
Greenhouse gas emissions from China’s energy industry will peak in 2027, as renewable energy and gas take on a dominant role in the country’s energy mix,...
US-based climate action group 350 Action has proposed that hurricanes should be named after politicians who deny manmade global warming. The group has launched a petition aimed...
The activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river. Ross Perot
Geothermal energy is the term used to describe energy that is stored in the Earth as a result of the radioactive decay of minerals and the...
We’ve had six bank holidays in England and Wales this year. As the August bank holidays fades into a distant, fuzzy memory and the yawning bank...
The Japanese government has taken over control of the nuclear power station at Fukushima, amid radioactive water leaks, after finally losing patience with the firm controlling...
The parliamentary commission on banking standards has asked the chancellor George Osborne to consider splitting up the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), in order to keep...
A leading agrochemicals group has submitted a legal challenge to the European commission, over its decision to suspend the use of a pesticide that it said...
“What gets measured gets managed”, is an often-quoted phrase in business. In other words, putting a certain activity under the microscope can help you to make...
The controversial multi-billion pound HS2 rail line has come in for further criticism, after an influential business body described it as a “grand folly”. The Institute...
Around 5,000 badgers are set to be shot in Somerset and Gloucestershire in an effort to control the spread of bovine tuberculosis (TB). However, opponents claim...
A candidate in New York City’s comptroller elections has pledged to make sure the city invests sustainably and takes into account environmental, social and governance (ESG)...
The UK’s first Community Energy Fortnight began on Saturday, hoping to inspire and engage people with the concept of community energy. Francesca Baker looks at what this means,...
I think the environment should be put in the category of our national security. Defence of our resources is just as important as defence abroad. Otherwise...