Crowdfunding is becoming an ever-more popular way for entrepreneurs and small-scale projects to raise vital funds needed to kickstart their business. We owe a lot to...
Prominent environmentalist Bill McKibben has described Australian coalmining as a “rogue industry”, despite many new developments gaining recent approval in the country. The country’s government previously...
Danish author Bjorn Lomborg (degree in political science) gave a typically spirited defence of global warming in last weekend’s Sunday Times, describing it as a “joy“. He’s...
The UK’s greenhouse gas emissions increased in 2012, primarily thanks to the residential and energy sectors, statistics from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)...
Asian countries are cutting their emissions faster than many European nations, according to the Climate Institute/GE Low-Carbon Competitiveness Index. The Climate Institute’s report, analysing data from...
The above view seems to be the dominant one among personal finance writers, advisers and asset managers. It is surprising in an ostensibly Christian country that...
1807 was a year of great progress in the battle against slavery. The US passed an act prohibiting the importation of slaves, and the UK banned...
Extensive gas exploration in the UK could lead to an unsustainable and expensive energy future, according to a new study. Natural gas is said to help...
Environmental campaign group Friends of the Earth has said that George Osborne is ignoring the vast potential of the UK’s wind, wave and solar resources, by...
The topic of climate change has been removed from the latest draft guidelines of the national curriculum for children in key stages 1-3. The topic is...
The government has admitted that in 15 regions across the UK, air quality laws will be breached come 2020, in a Supreme Court hearing lodged by...
A provocative website encouraging EDF customers to switch from the big six suppliers has been launched in an effort to help fight campaign group No Dash...
Given it’s International Women’s Day, who better to feature in this week’s TED talk than the queen of the jungle herself, Dame Jane Goodall? Filmed in...
A case from environmental law firm Client Earth against the government over its failure to meet legal limits for air quality will be heard today by...
Ralph Speth, chief executive of Jaguar Land Rover, has said that electric vehicles will never be a mass solution to pollution problems. Speaking about plans for...