Radioactive water leaking into the sea from the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan is an “emergency”, according to Shinji Kinjo, head of the country’s Nuclear Regulatory...
Sixty-eight years ago today, one of the most catastrophic and memorable acts of warfare occurred in Japan. To many looking in from the outside, the Hiroshima...
Russia has entered the top five of the world’s biggest economies, with its $3.4 trillion GDP leaving fellow European nations behind, according to the World Bank....
François Passant, executive director of the European Sustainable Investment Forum – or Eurosif – speaks to Blue & Green Tomorrow about how sustainable investment is thriving across the...
Biotechnology giant Monsanto is considering reverting back to selling conventional seeds and chemicals in Europe, due to policy uncertainty and opposition from some member states. It...
The EU competition commission is reviewing the law on clean energy in Germany, over claims it contrasts with European competition legislation, according to Der Spiegel magazine....
One of the criticisms of solar power and other renewable energies are their apparent status as ‘subsidy junkies’; another is their efficiency. In a recent interview,...
After completing an energy technology degree in the early-90s, Howard Johns became an environmental activist, arranging protests against new roads and open cast mining. But in...
Eighteen years ago today, the ‘battle of Brent Spar’ between Shell and Greenpeace came to an end, with the oil giant opting not to sink its...
Two studies have revealed that the use of some agricultural pesticides, even at normal levels, can cause biodiversity loss and impact invertebrates in Europe and overseas...
Leaders from eight of the most powerful nations in the world have begun two days of talks in Northern Ireland, where they will discuss such things...
Ernst & Young’s latest Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indices (RECAI) says the UK is the most attractive country in the world for offshore wind investment, and the...
The majority of EU member states have voted against imposing tough import duties on Chinese solar panels, which EU trade commissioner Karel De Gucht said were...
The number of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that are innovating in low-carbon technologies has doubled in the last two years, rising from 37% in 2011...
The World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) has published its 2012 report on wind power’s growth, and says the UK currently dominates the offshore sector with a...