Peter Ainsworth answers 20 questions on life, sustainability and everything. A former director of corporate finance in the City of London, Ainsworth was a Conservative MP for...
MPs have suggested that some of the money set aside for HS2 should be used to improve infrastructure in the south-west, where railways have been badly...
George Osborne has said that Britain was now in a position to accommodate an above-inflation rate of minimum wage, adding that he would like to see...
With just over a year until the 2015 general election, battle lines are being drawn by the major political parties. This week, Ed Miliband will set...
Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith and former Green party leader Caroline Lucas are Blue & Green Tomorrow’s 2013 sustainable national politicians of the year. Goldsmith, a former editor...
The first social bond fund, which will invest in charitable and social projects, is set to launch in January. It has been reported that investors could...
As the UK prepares to be battered by storms, flash floods, high winds and heavy rainfall, thousands are set to to face a challenge this Christmas...
The environmentalist Stanley Johnson’s latest book charts the United Nations Environment Programme’s progression over the four decades since its establishment in 1972 in captivating detail. On...
Senior Tory MP Tim Yeo has been cleared of lobbying claims and is expected to resume his position of chair of the energy select committee. Yeo...
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...
The Co-operative Bank was given “winks and nods” by politicians to finalise deals that ultimately led to its near collapse, according to the former chairman of...
Broadcast from the beautiful Cornish town of St Austell, two leading renewable energy suppliers got a mention on Question Time, the BBC’s flagship political debate programme, on...
The majority of Britons (70.1%) would be happy to have a wind farm constructed in their local area, according to a poll commissioned by the Mail...
Liberal Democrat energy secretary Ed Davey has described attempts from the Conservative party to cut renewable energy subsidies as crossing a “complete red line”, and vowed...
A number of high-profile names have called for Daily Mail editor-in-chief Paul Dacre to resign, after the newspaper published a scathing article attacking Labour leader Ed...