The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced that it will be introducing a new strategy to help countries switch from coal as a...
A new groundbreaking report has said that rapid action is needed in order to avoid the “irreversible” consequences of climate change. It calls on policymakers to...
Burning coal kills around 1,600 people a year, according to statistics that appear in a report by the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL). Published in partnership...
The two biggest political parties in Germany have struck a deal to form a coalition, two months after chancellor Angela Merkel won the general election. Merkel’s...
Global carbon emissions are set to reach record high levels in 2013, according to new analysis by climate scientists. The sustainable investment industry has said the...
The electric superbike, Saietta R, has been selected to represent British innovation in clean technology during a trade mission to Colorado, US. The motorcycle, which was...
A new major report into ocean acidification has predicted that levels could become dangerously high in the future, threatening the livelihoods of those dependent on marine...
Recycling food waste for energy and agriculture would save £17 billion a year, avoid the emission of 27 million tonnes of greenhouse gases and power 60,000...
A government survey has found that support for renewable energy among the public has remained at around the same levels since last year, with a strong...
The House of Lords defeated the government in a vote on Monday that will see coal power stations forced to cut their green house gas emissions...
Major pension funds and investors that already see the long-term financial risks associated with investing in high-carbon industries are “ahead of the curve”, according to pensions...
New analysis by Friends of the Earth has said that because the planet houses more carbon than we can safely burn, the UK government must be...
An alliance of 70 major investors with a collective $3 trillion (£1.85 trillion) of assets has called on the world’s largest fossil fuels firms to explain...
The Treasury announced on Monday that it would be looking at renewable energy as part of a series of infrastructure development projects worth £33 billion. The...
No members of the cabinet question the need to act on dangerous climate change, according to energy minister Greg Barker, who also stressed that the UK...