Beijing has issued a three-day emergency pollution alert, warning residents to keep outdoor activities to a minimum and ordering some industries to limit production. The Chinese...
By embracing green technology and improving energy efficiency, China could generate 80% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2050 while also cutting costs, a new...
So far, this series has been unfairly Europe-centric. That will change today, because one city far from the continent has ruthless plans to become the greenest...
Former Irish president Mary Robinson has said the fossil fuel divestment campaign is a “shining example” of what must be done in the fight against climate...
China is set to offer financial rewards to companies in an effort to encourage them to clean up their operations, after setting up a $1.65 billion...
The presidents of France and the US have issued a joint call for an “ambitious” global agreement to tackle climate change ahead of the crucial 2015...
A Norwegian university is debating whether it is ethical to research the oil industry in light of emission reduction targets and the impact the sector has...
The European parliament has voted in support of legally binding renewable energy and energy efficiency targets for EU states. On Wednesday, 341 over 263 MEPs voted...
Developed and developing countries need to join forces in order to reduce emissions from land use and halve deforestation by 2020, but this would cost up...
Official figures show that the UK hit all of its carbon targets between 2008 and 2012 – but that a “worrying” increase in emissions was registered...
Ben Goldsmith, head of sales and marketing and a partner at WHEB, speaks to Jeremy Grantham, the chief investment strategist at GMO, about resource scarcity and...
Can shale gas solve Europe’s energy and climate challenges? That was the question on the table at an event hosted by the thinktank Policy Exchange on...
A coalition of 17 philanthropic foundations, with combined assets of nearly $2 billion (£1.2 billion), has pledged to divest from fossil fuels in an effort to...
UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has emphasised the important role private investors must play in transforming the global economy onto a low-carbon trajectory. Opening a World Economic...
Climate campaigners have urged the elite individuals attending the World Economic Forum in Davos to recognise “the reality of the carbon bubble” and commit to divestment...