The Crown Estate, one of Britain’s biggest landowners, has announced record profits of £267m for 2014/14, which will return to the Treasury for the benefit of...
Barclays bank has been handed a lawsuit by New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman, over allegedly misrepresentating the risks of high frequency or ‘dark pool’ trading...
Clean energy sources generated around 20% of British electricity between January and March, thanks to strong performances by the wind and hydro sectors, according to the...
The government’s spending watchdog has questioned whether the early contracts awarded to eight renewable energy projects, collectively worth £16.6 billion, have overpaid energy firms at the...
The trade body for the UK’s wind, wave and tidal renewable energy industries has published its “manifesto” ahead of the 2015 general election, asking politicians to...
A proper appreciation of risk is required to bring about sustainable development, Prince Charles has said, as he called on businesses to disclose natural disaster risks...
Social investment bank Big Society Capital is investing £1m in a fund designed to support community projects if there is a funding gap. It is hoped...
This peaceful converted barn, surrounded by beautiful countryside, is perfect for getting away from it all and is available to book now through cottages4you. This wonderful...
A young woman from Swansea found a label stitched into her newly bought £10 Primark dress, detailing how the garment worker had been “forced to work...
Justin McKeating, a Greenpeace blogger, has a message for the US, where the Obama administration has pledged to waste money financing the small modular reactor (SMR): nuclear...
It’s fair to say that the vast majority of us do not want to harm our planet for our children and grandchildren. Yet the investment decisions...
By the end of the century, more than half of the world’s population could be exposed to “stagnant atmospheric conditions”, which would keep pollutants low in...
The Green Investment bank (GIB) could potentially seek private capital in the future in order to raise additional funds, according to the bank’s CEO Shaun Kingsbury....
Standing amidst wonderful countryside close to the North Yorkshire Moors, Little Edstone Farm is a magnificent location for a combined sea and country holiday, it is...
Friends of the Earth has compiled a league table of MPs who have gone the furthest to support renewable energy development in their constituency, as part...