American anthropologist Margaret Mead’s famous quote about a “small group of thoughtful, committed people” being the only thing that has ever changed the world could have...
The sales revenue from electric vehicles (EVs) is predicted to rise by more than 200% by the end of the decade, according to a new study....
Good Energy has been labelled the best green energy provider by Ethical Consumer. The firm is the first and only UK supplier to generate 100% of...
The UK can no longer afford to bury its head in the sand when it comes to climate change. This was the rallying call from energy...
Happy Independence Day to all our readers across the pond in the US. And happy Independents’ Day to everyone behind independent retail in the UK. While...
A UN fund set up to help developing countries fight the causes and effects of climate change could be ready to launch in 2014, it has...
Barack Obama’s June speech on climate change has been credited with helping boost investment in clean technology in the second three months of 2013. According to market...
The last 10 years were the hottest since modern measurements began, according to the United Nations World Meteorological Organisation (WMO). A new report says the years...
MPs have criticised the government’s short-sightedness over investment in flood defences, which they say is threatening the UK’s food production. Speaking after George Osborne’s spending review...
The approach to a holiday differs widely, but generally there are two extremes, with most people dotted in between. A holiday is either a time to...
Local authorities have been challenged to make banking and investments work harder for their communities. In a new report, campaign group Move Your Money describes how...
It is almost five years since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, but only now are we seeing the first stirrings of something that was almost universally...
The UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has identified some of the biggest challenges faced by the world as the eradication of extreme poverty and promoting sustainable consumption....
A UK certification body that aims to promote sustainable tourism has been recognised as the “most credible” programme of its kind in the world. The Tourism...
A report by renewable firm Regen SW (RSW) reveals that the renewable energy capacity in the south-west has “grown by almost 50% in the past 12...