Former EU Climate Commissioner Connie Hedegaard has been appointed as part of Dieselgate-shaken Volkswagen’s ‘Sustainability Council’ in an attempt to improve the company’s public image. Corporate Europe Observatory’s...
The European Commission has scrapped plans to label tar sands oil as ‘highly polluting’ after years of lobbying from the Canadian government and the industry, in...
A team of British designers has come up with a bizarre green energy solution, submitted to the Land Art Generator Initiative (LAGI) design competition, in the...
Former deputy prime minister John Prescott has warned that the focus on EU energy security could detract from climate action, as leaders and legislators meet in...
The European parliament has voted in favour of the world’s toughest carbon dioxide emission standards for new cars, albeit with some concessions as a result of...
Ministers from some of the EU’s largest economies have called on the European commission to set an ambitious 2030 target for renewable energy use. The UK,...
The international community gathers in Warsaw, Poland, to begin crucial UN climate talks on Monday. Environmentalists have heavily criticised the host nation for its support of...
US Secretary of State John Kerry has said that the existence of climate change is undeniable but it is not too late to prevent some of...
The president of a Pacific island has said that western countries should do more to fight climate change as sea levels rise and extreme weather threatens...
The EU’s commissioner for climate change has urged three large development banks to stop investing in fossil fuels and to instead promote renewable energy in the...
Drivers could save £350 a year in fuel if new rules on carbon emissions are adopted by the EU, a report has revealed today. The study explains...
Climate Week 2013 came to an end on Sunday, with over 3,000 events having taken place across the country during the seven days. Daisy Moore of...
Last night, I sat down to watch a rerun of Friday’s Graham Norton Show on BBC iPlayer. It’s usually quite amusing viewing – and indeed, I wasn’t...
Some of the biggest names in the energy and environment sectors will gather in five world cities over the next four days, as the Reuters Global...