Britain is facing winters of power shortages, according to energy secretary Ed Davey – something Charlie Farr says has been on the cards for more than a year....
The reasons for the global warming ‘pause’ between 1998 and 2013 have gone from “unexplained to overexplained”, according to an article by the Economist magazine. The...
US secretary of state John Kerry has called for a massive expansion of the world’s marine reserves, urging governments to work together to protect our oceans....
After the wettest two months ever recorded in some areas of the UK, public concern for the environment is on the rise, according to a new...
How can we fix our broken financial system? That question has been contemplated by many since the economic crisis first hit in 2007. But bringing together leading...
The same city that the Economist magazine labelled an “urban ghost” in October has been named city of culture for 2017. For Hull – sometimes forgotten and...
The impressive Grange St Paul’s Hotel in London was the location for the Economist Events’ Infrastructure Summit on Tuesday, during which a wide range of international...
Economists have warned that China has a choice between a short-term growth economy and one that grows sustainably. Commentators will be watching closely as government officials, academics and multi-national business leaders from...
The UK can no longer afford to bury its head in the sand when it comes to climate change. This was the rallying call from energy...
Mark Carney entered the Bank of England’s (BoE) offices on Threadneedle Street in London for the first time as governor this morning. He is tasked with...
After helping launch peer-to-peer lending site Zopa 10 years ago, Bruce Davis is now co-founder of renewable energy platform Abundance Generation. Here, in an extract from...
Leading economists are failing to account for ecosystem services such as climate change, water scarcity and pollinator fall off, because of the inherent short-term nature of...