The risk posed to the global climate by escaping reserves of methane from under melting Arctic ice may be bigger than originally thought, according to a...
A group of investors collectively worth €7.5 trillion (£6.26 trillion) has described the positive conclusion to the UN climate talks in Warsaw as an important step...
Authorities in the US state of Vermont are reportedly divided between those who support divestment from fossil fuel companies and those claiming that it would be...
Towards 9 Billion is a vision for a sustainable and equitable future based upon some simple yet radical changes to the purpose and processes of modern...
Given the scale of the problems the world faces, can we be optimistic about a future with sustainability at its core? In their first entry of...
New research has suggested that ambitious emissions reduction targets are needed now in order to make an impact and slow the pace of climate change. The...
Around 83% of students at Yale University would like the school to free the endowment from fossil fuel investment, according to an online referendum sponsored by...
The UN Environment Programme’s director has called on the private sector and civil society to join forces in the name of sustainability, as climate change negotiations...
Just 90 companies are responsible for two-thirds of manmade greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new report. This includes investor-owned companies such as BP, Royal Dutch...
The World Bank, together with the UK, US and Norway, has launched a new BioCarbon Fund initiative to slow down deforestation through sustainable farming and landscape...
Downing Street has said that it does not recognise the comments allegedly made by Prime Minister David Cameron when he told aides to “get rid of...
New roads and housing developments require “trade-offs” between economic and environmental benefits, the environment secretary Owen Paterson has said. Biodiversity offsetting – where infrastructure developers commit...
As crucial UN climate talks in Warsaw reach their 10th and penultimate day, hundreds of environmental activists have announced they are walking out of the negotiations...
Prince Charles has spoken out about his concerns around climate change action and warned that natural disasters like Typhoon Haiyan will become more frequent. Speaking at...
African negotiators have called on the international community to help it face a range of climate-related challenges that they say will severely affect the continent if...