The fossil fuel divestment movement is using its increasing momentum to pressure institutions, from universities to pension funds, to divest from the top 200 fossil fuel...
Over the next year almost half of businesses and organisations have made it a top priority to embed sustainability throughout operations, according to a survey. Additionally...
New clean energy investment increased for the first time since 2011 last year, surging by 12% to reach $274.2 billion (£181bn), according to a preliminary analysis...
Global inequality has been labelled as “simply staggering” after it was revealed that the wealthiest 1% is set to own more than the rest of the...
Cities around the world will consume three times more energy in 2050 when compared to 2005 unless sustainability is considered in planning phases. The greatest potential...
The world’s 500 largest businesses are responsible for more than 10% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions and the figure is rising despite calls for companies...
Europe is likely to have experienced its hottest year since the 1500s in 2014, and according to new research climate change has played a significant role...
Both the UK and the world are on track to make 2014 the hottest year on record, according to early figures from the Met Office. The...
If the world is to curb dangerous levels of climate change then more must be done to cut meat and dairy consumption, a sector that contributes...
A report has found that a third of the world’s population use plant-based solid fuels, such as wood and charcoal, for cooking and heating, putting three...
The amount of money invested in renewables could decrease in the years ahead because of policy uncertainty, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned in a...
Last year global capacity for renewable power grew at its fastest pace to date, with almost 22% of power generation coming from clean sources, data in...
Though more than one in 10 businesses say it is likely that their supply chain features slaves, supply chain risks reached an 18-month low in the...
The rapid warming of the world’s oceans, caused by climate change, is increasing record-breaking levels of Pacific Equatorial trade winds, new research has found. Scientists from...
The West African Ebola epidemic has continued to defy attempts to control its deadly spread, with one US medical official returning home for treatment after contracting...