Greenland – 80% of which is ice – experienced its highest temperature since records began on Wednesday. The new record, 25.9C (78.6F), was measured at Maniitoq...
Essex councillors have criticised the council’s decision to invest £5m of its £3.6 billion pension fund in large tobacco companies. A number of members have called...
Deep sea mining, the relatively new activity that looks to extract resources such as gold, cooper and zinc from ocean beds, has been criticised by campaigners...
Over the last two days, we’ve explored the results of a fascinating online project conducted during the 2010 general election that let people vote for policies...
BP has decided against selling its US wind farm assets, despite announcing such a move back in April under former chief Lord Browne. Speaking to the...
Divesting from fossil fuels is a compelling win-win for investors and claims of underperformance are wrong, writes Ominder Dhillon of Impax Asset Management. Pressure is building on...
Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin has welcomed an order that will introduce over 100 state-of-the-art train carriages to London’s rail network. Operating firm Southern confirmed a new...
Back in the mists of AD2008 a conference was held at the IMAX in London by the now defunct enterprise Library House. The event had a panel...
Russia has entered the top five of the world’s biggest economies, with its $3.4 trillion GDP leaving fellow European nations behind, according to the World Bank....
Harvard Management Company (HMC), the finance arm of the prestigious US university, has hired its first vice-president for sustainable investing. In a newly created role, Jameela...
If all mankind were to disappear, the world would regenerate back to the rich state of equilibrium that existed 10,000 years ago. If insects were to...
Around 1,700 cities, including New York and Miami, will face a ‘watery future’ by the end of the century, with a new study saying sea levels could rise...
Citizens Advice has urged payday loan customers to make a complaint if they feel they have been treated unfairly. Starting on August 5, the charity will...
Yesterday, we covered a poll developed before the 2010 general election by digital consultant Matt Chocqueel-Mangan, which measured support for policies rather than parties, generated over...
New administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Gina McCarthy has sent a strong message to the US, saying that climate change is an “opportunity of...