The UK’s ageing infrastructure needs £375 billion of investment to ensure that it is up to the task of meeting the needs of a growing population...
Nasa has launched the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) satellite to measure where carbon dioxide (CO2) comes from and where it goes. It is hoped the new...
Proponents of free trade and fair trade will lock horns in London later in September, in a debate around which is most effective in helping developing...
Whether it’s climate change, renewable energy or water scarcity, we all have areas we want to invest in – but it’s not always possible to hit...
A shopper in Belfast has found a note allegedly written by a Chinese prison worker who claims to have forcedly worked 15 hours to make clothes...
Oxfordshire, Manchester and Bristol are among the UK hotspots that are leading the way in community investment and activism, new research has revealed. Figures released on...
The UK needs to produce more food with fewer resources and reassure the public on the safety of genetically modified (GM) foods if it wants to...
A report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), aimed at finding a “minimum income standard”, has recorded a rise of 46% since 2008 in the amount...
Meat-eaters’ diets have a much larger carbon footprint than vegan, vegetarian and pescatarian diets, a new study published in the journal Climatic Change has found. The study...
If it’s too good to be true, it probably is. Many people seem to forget this maxim when investing. In recent years, there has been a...
