As crucial UN climate talks in Warsaw reach their 10th and penultimate day, hundreds of environmental activists have announced they are walking out of the negotiations...
UN delegates began the second week of crucial climate talks in Warsaw on Monday, just as the World Coal Association controversial conference got underway down the...
As UN climate talks in Warsaw enter their final week, the leader of China’s delegation has said that he is unsure the negotiations will be able...
China will commit to tougher carbon reduction targets in its next five-year plan, due in 2015, but nearby Japan is expected to lower its own objectives,...
As clean-up operations reach a critical point at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan, political parties have invited the government to give up false...
Global wealth reached an all time high in 2013 despite difficult economic conditions. However, the richest 1% own 46% of global assets demonstrating that inequality remains...
The Japanese government are planning to pass an act of law that would restrict public access to state information, such as details on tensions with China...
Dutch bank Rabobank has agreed to pay €744m (£637m) following an investigation into the Libor and Euribor scandal. The bank’s announcement confirms earlier reports suggesting that...
Plans made by Japanese authorities to clean up the villages and towns close to the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have been dealt a blow that could...
On October 16 1973, the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) decided to raise the price of oil by 70% to $5.11 per barrel and declared...
A study carried out by researchers from Cardiff University and the National Institute for Environmental Studies in Japan shows an overall increase in support for nuclear power since...
Japan has shut down its last remaining operating nuclear reactor today, prompting fears the country may be left with insufficient energy capacity for the winter. Reactor...
The size of a proposed ocean reserve in Antarctic waters has been scaled back because of pressure from fishing nations. Governments, such as Russia, Norway, China,...
There are renewed concerns over the Fukushima radioactive water spill as the operator of the nuclear power plant has warned that it may consider discharging radioactive...
The Japanese government has taken over control of the nuclear power station at Fukushima, amid radioactive water leaks, after finally losing patience with the firm controlling...