Excessive levels of carbon dioxide are causing acidification in Arctic waters, affecting the ecosystem and indigenous communities, according to a new study. The Arctic Monitoring and...
While public awareness towards the issue of tax havens and their potential negative implications has significantly increased over the past years, it still seems the political...
Chris Farrell, managing director of Zenex Energy, describes how the business sentiments of US entrepreneur Victor Kiam could help improve the UK’s energy policy. You may...
The news that Triodos bank has launched two new ethical funds to the UK market should come as good news, but consumers need to be wary...
For the first time ever, more people live in the world’s cities than in rural regions, and most population growth is occurring in urban areas. This...
Solar Impulse, an aircraft powered by solar energy, has flown from San Francisco to Phoenix – the first step in a journey that will see it...
Move Your Money is certainly a campaign of its time. Mobilised by an abundance of banking scandals, more than 500,000 people have switched from the big...
The Board of Impax Asian Environmental Markets plc has bowed to pressure from activist shareholders to close down the investment trust. By returning money to shareholders...
It was war against Scotland and France in the 1540s that pushed Henry VIII to embark on his great experiment with inflation. By reducing the amount...
Socially responsible investment (SRI) allows people to align their personal beliefs regarding environmental, social and ethical concerns with their financial objectives. And through positive results and changing...
This time last week, we brought you Robert Gordon’s TED talk about the death of innovation. Giving an opposing viewpoint seven days later is Erik Brynjolfsson,...
Ed Davey has urged education secretary Michael Gove to put the topic of climate change back into the geography curriculum for key stages 1-3. Davey, the...
The Renewable Energy Association, the trade body for the renewables industry, has hit out at green NGOs who it says have been spreading “misinformation” about biomass...
Lack of EU policies on delivering secure, affordable and low-carbon energy has hindered investment into renewables projects, according to a new report by a House of...
One of the founding principles of capitalism is that humans are not motivated by benevolence but self-interest. It is personal gain that motivates our actions and...