An influential House of Commons Energy and Climate Change Select Committee has published a report into “Investor confidence in the UK energy sector”. The report focuses...
The UK Green Building Council (UK-GBC) has today responded to the House of Lords Select Committee report on the built environment. The report highlights concerns that...
There are major risks to the sustainability of current levels of flood protection, according to the Public Accounts Committee’s report. The report warns that some five...
Plans to install energy saving smart meters in every UK home and business by the end of the decade are at risk of “veering off-track”, according...
The government must attract £600 million from the private sector to fund its commitment to protect 300,000 properties from floods, a group of MPs have warned....
The European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS), the largest in the world, saw the price of carbon fall after a European Parliament committee failed to back...
A committee of MPs has warned that the UK could fail to meet the EU target of recycling 50% of household waste by 2020, unless the...
The Yale Corporation’s Committee on Investor Responsibility (CCIR) has not recommended that the Ivy League school divests from fossil fuels, despite pressure from students. Instead shareholder...
Portland City Council is expected to create a permanent socially responsible investment committee on Wednesday. The council says it is determined to seek out investments that...
Eamonn Butler, director of the Adam Smith Institute, writes how new planned powers for HMRC flout crucial Magna Carta principles. Plans to allow Britain’s tax authorities, HMRC,...
Business secretary Vince Cable has warned the remuneration committees of FTSE 100 companies to curb excessive pay packages or risk further action. He argued that more...
Eighteen firms in the City of London have pledged to take action to improve air quality in the capital’s Square Mile, in an effort to help...
The UK does not have enough expertise in the field of tree and plant diseases, according to a report by MPs on the environment, food and...
The Bank of England is set to launch an independent inquiry to look at allegations around the foreign exchange (forex) market. The Bank has been accused...
A new project has brought together leading US politicians and businessmen to independently assess the potential economic impacts of climate change in the country. The Risky...