Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) involved in bringing cleantech to developing countries could reap some $1.6 trillion (£980bn) over the next 10 years, as investors...
A new interactive map highlights how the countries that are set to suffer the most as a result of climate change have contributed the least to...
The number of people forced to leave their home last year because of natural disasters is higher than those displaced by wars and conflicts – with...
London researchers have argued that sugar should make up no more than 3% of total energy intake in people’s diet, in order to tackle the issue...
UK’s Homeless International charity has decided to change its model in order to be able to issue loans to NGOs in Africa and Asia to build...
New analysis by wildlife charity TRAFFIC has revealed at least 2,801 bears have been traded dead or alive for their parts and derivatives between 2000 and...
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Rockefeller Foundation have launched a $100 million (£60 million) fund to help the most critical regions of...
Indian solar panel producer Vikram Solar has won the contract to build India’s first floating solar power plant on a lake in east India, which will...
China, the world’s largest solar production market, is expected to guarantee further industry growth, with the announcement of legislation that will encourage the installation of rooftop...
ORIX, Asian Development Bank and Robeco have committed to a $400 million (£237m) joint venture that promises to mobilise private equity investment in low carbon initiatives...
A new strain of malaria, resistant to drug treatments, has already spread through south-east Asia and has now reached the Cambodia-Thailand border, causing panic at the...
Widening sea routes through the Arctic’s ice fields will shorten the time it takes for European oil to reach Asia – placing South Korea in the...
India’s new finance minister, Arun Jaitley, has announced plans to increase funding on India’s vast clean energy and environmental projects, by doubling the tax on every...
Almost 150,000 people have been evacuated from their homes as Typhoon Rammasun, known locally as Glenda, hit Manila, the capital city of the Philippines – closing...
As the World Cup comes to a climactic end, Germany’s victory has been undermined by questions regarding Fifa’s choice to source its products from one of...