The UKIP MEP who called for the teaching of climate change to be banned in schools has asked to be shown evidence that “proves beyond doubt” that...
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...
Eighty-two per cent of people are unaware of the financial risks that derive from investing in fossil fuels, despite saying that risk was a vital factor...
The government’s spending on preparing for the effects of global warming has almost halved since the current environment secretary Owen Paterson took office, newly released figures...
Blue & Green Daily finds and summarises the top sustainability stories around the web every morning. We start with our own picks from Blue & Green...
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...
As the world prepares for the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, a new scientific study has warned that future games may be threatened by increasing global...
Only one scientific paper out of 2,258 published in 2013 contested man’s contribution to climate change, according to new research by a US academic. Dr James...
The European commission has unveiled its long-awaited energy and climate package for 2030. Member states have voted to cut carbon emissions by 40% by 2030 and...
Gerald Kutney picks out some of the highlights from his book, Carbon Politics and the Failure of the Kyoto Protocol, published this month by Routledge. In...
New research has found that just seven countries, including the UK, account for 63% of climate change. Relative to population size, the UK has pumped the...
Around two in three Americans believe that global warming is happening, though scepticism increased in 2013, according to a new survey. The study, undertaken by the...
Global investment in renewable energy fell for the second year in a row in 2013, with green investment in Europe down by 41%, new figures have...
Greenhouse gas emissions from the US energy sector are likely to have risen by as much 2% in 2013, according to new data from the Energy...