Following reports of the Brazilian Senate planning to slacken forest clearance laws, Alex Blackburne examines the predicament that the Amazon rainforest currently finds itself in. An...
COP17, a United Nations meeting of almost 200 countries will, over the next two weeks, be looking for a solution to man-made climate change. Charlotte Reid...
Scotland has stepped up its ambitious bid to become 100% renewable by 2020 with the announcement of a wind turbine trial, but Alex Blackburne explains how...
Alex Blackburne looks into the idea of regenerative braking, and why the subway system in Poland’s capital is set to use it to power other trains....
Fashion label Heavy Eco has combined sustainable fashion with rehabilitating criminals, with Eastern European prisoners creating their own organic T-shirts and making bags from recycled billboards....
A new report has found that the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere in 2010 was the biggest yearly figure since pre-industrial times. Alex Blackburne...
Alex Blackburne looks into how a new model line of electric motorcycles, described as “truly game changing”, could be the first steps towards a sustainable travel...
There are encouraging signs that companies are starting to take palm oil sourcing seriously, but the WWF says there is still not enough being done to...
Thinking of getting away but don’t want it to cost the earth? Well, Charlotte Reid has been looking at some books that will help explain sustainable...
General Electric, once at the forefront of the nuclear weapons industry, is fronting a new project to give Mongolia its very first wind farm. Alex Blackburne...
The countdown to Christmas has begun. Charlotte Reid looks at the latest smartphone apps that can help you to shop ethically over this holiday. Blue &...
A UN Environment Programme report has revealed how a ‘green economy’ can be achieved if “just 2% of global GDP” is invested in “10 key sectors”....
Man-made emissions are responsible for the increasing amount of floods, droughts and storms, according to a new report. Charlotte Reid has more. According to the most...
Analysts forecast yearly investments in energy of nearly $400 billion by 2020 – nearly double the $195 billion invested last year. Alex Blackburne looks into the...
Alex Blackburne writes how two American companies – Sungevity and Empowered by Light – have joined forces to realise a global solar power revolution, starting with...