Around two in three Americans believe that global warming is happening, though scepticism increased in 2013, according to a new survey. The study, undertaken by the...
Shell’s new boss Ben van Beurden has issued a shock profit warning, saying that the oil giant’s fourth quarter figures were expected to be “significantly lower...
Ed Miliband launched an attack on the mainstream banking system this week, criticising bonuses and calling for a shake-up at the big banks. Chris Leslie, Labour’s...
You’ve probably heard the intermittency myth before. “The wind doesn’t always blow and the sun doesn’t always shine, so we can’t rely on renewables to meet our...
The proportion of women on FTSE 100 boards has topped 20% for the first time. Just two of the top companies – Antofagasta and Glencore Xstrata...
Adopting a more ambitious EU greenhouse gas emission reduction target would sacrifice only a small fraction of economic activity, a new study has found. The EU’s...
George Osborne has said that Britain was now in a position to accommodate an above-inflation rate of minimum wage, adding that he would like to see...
A subsidiary of energy firm RWE Npower is set to scale back its investment in clean energy amid rising costs, debts and uncertain government policies. Innogy,...
The best-selling Population Bomb was first published in the late 1960s and looks at the issues surrounding global population growth, in particular access to food, and...
Director Mark Devries sets out to investigate and expose the giant factory farms that are often hidden from view and supply the majority of animals for...
The government has been forced to make an embarrassing climb-down over its claims that it is spending more on flood defences than ever before. On Thursday,...
Researchers from the University of West England Bristol (UWE) have developed a new technology that can filter water from source so that it can be used...
The Co-operative Bank is in discussions with Unity Trust about potentially selling its 26.7% stake in the social bank. The move follows a review into the...
Mining associations and civil society groups in Canada have set up new payment transparency standards for the industry, which they say will enable citizens, governments and...
Ed Miliband has promised a major reform of the banking sector if Labour wins the 2015 general election, saying there will be a “reckoning” among the...