My son William (or Will, Wills, Willhelm, the Willmeister) is four years old today. He’s going to grow up in a radically different world to the...
With clean energy sources set to produce more power than gas and nuclear by 2016, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has revealed that emerging economies will eventually...
On Wednesday, George Osborne announced £100 billion of investment in infrastructure. A day later, his deputy Danny Alexander detailed the plans, calling them “the most comprehensive,...
The energy regulator Ofgem has issued a strong warning that the margin between energy generation and consumption is closing and that the UK risks blackouts in just...
The payday loan industry, which includes Wonga, PaydayUK and QuickQuid, is worth £2 billion and is now subject to an inquiry by the competition commission. Concerns...
Only four households have installed energy efficiency measures through the green deal, according to new statistics, with the UK Green Building Council urging the government not...
Private investor Darren Hall explains his motivations for investing in the Converging World, a charity that aims to enable and fund community activity in sustainable resources. A...
Sustainability leader Ceres has published a blueprint for asset owners and pension funds, in which it suggests strategies for dealing with the risks that derive from...
The amount of shale gas located in Lancashire and Yorkshire is actually far greater than initial estimates suggested, but it’s unclear how much can actually be...
The UK’s first bank devoted to green investment has published its inaugural annual report, after having been formally launched in November 2012. Shaun Kingsbury, the chief...
Julian Parrott, partner at Edinburgh-based Ethical Futures, reflects on a recent survey that said short-term financial planning was apparent among eight out of 10 individuals who...
It was 56 years ago today that a 25-year Medical Research Council study confirmed that smoking caused cancer. Tobacco firms rejected the assertion as a ‘matter...
Savings or cuts of £11.5 billion were announced today for the spending period 2015/2016. With the lowest interest rates in history, spare capacity in the economy,...
Although some progress has been made, the UK may miss its fourth carbon target for 2020 without strong measures for a low-carbon economy, according to the...
It’s been a week since the banking commission reported on the industry’s “shocking and widespread malpractice”. Apart from the initial flurry of media interest, the report is...