According to statistics compiled by the European Environment Agency (EEA), greenhouse gas emissions from the European Union increased by 2.4% in 2010 – despite strong global...
The UK and Iceland could soon be sharing geothermal energy sources, after the pair signed a memorandum of understanding to investigate opportunities for Icelandic volcanoes to...
I sit and write this introduction on a beautiful sunny day in England ahead of a long weekend in honor of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with...
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned that development in cheap gas techniques such as ‘fracking’ may terminate support for renewables. Developments in energy sources such as...
In the second instalment of a three-part investigation, Gavin Smith analyses the media’s coverage of climate change, and looks at the role played by politics and...
British horseracing’s largest commercial group has announced that electric vehicle (EV) charging points are to be installed at all 14 of its racecourses by the end...
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has shelled out nearly £40 billion to oil and gas companies in the last six months, according to research done...
The University of Greenwich has been named the greenest university in the UK in the latest edition of People & Planet’s Green League. Taking the top...
In a three-part investigation, Gavin Smith assesses the extent to which objective scientific methodology is distorted by political leanings, financial pressures and the fact that the news...
Ernst & Young’s latest Country Attractiveness Indices (CAI) has found that although investment in clean energy was at its lowest level since 2009 at the beginning...
Eight of the UK’s most sustainable tourist destinations were presented with accolades at the Green Tourism Business Scheme Awards over the weekend – an annual event...
Germany’s solar installations well and truly soaked in the sun over the weekend, working overtime to provide a peak of 22 gigawatts (GW) of electricity per...
The much-anticipated Green Investment Bank (GIB) inched closer to its fully-fledged form last week when two directors were appointed to the top positions within the public...
Complaints against independent financial advisers (IFAs) now make up just 1% of all disputes dealt with by the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). In its annual review...
The Ministry of Finance in China has vowed to pump 170 billion yuan – or just over £17 billion – into energy efficiency, renewable energy and...