With a population of around 435,000, Bristol is the largest city in the south-west of England. In many ways, it seems like a capital, detached from...
David Cameron has hit out at opponents of fracking, saying that they are “religiously opposed” to the controversial shale gas extraction method because of its environmental...
The government has come under fire over claims that it is “bribing” local authorities across the UK, by allowing them to keep 100% of business rates...
All this week on BBC Radio 4, the economist Jim O’Neill, who coined the term BRICS to refer collectively to Brazil, Russia, India, China and South...
All this week on BBC Radio 4, the economist Jim O’Neill looked at the new set of emerging economies. He’s calling them MINT: Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria...
China’s former health minister Chen Zhu has estimated that up to 500,000 premature deaths are caused each year by air pollution – now the fourth biggest...
Scientists and engineers from Harvard University have developed a new type of battery that they say could revolutionise the way electricity is stored on the grid,...
In some areas of the US, where below-freezing temperatures are driving up energy demand, the lights have been kept on thanks largely to the contribution of...
Ministers from some of the EU’s largest economies have called on the European commission to set an ambitious 2030 target for renewable energy use. The UK,...
Po-Zu – named after the Japanese word for ‘pause’ – produces high-quality and fashionable footwear that aims to be ecological, ethical and comfortable. Founded in the...
Copenhagen has an urban population of over 1.2 million. It is the capital of Denmark and the country’s most populous city. Selected as 2014’s winner of...
China has embarked on a new project that will see the country double the number of wind turbines it uses to generate electricity over the next...
One particular clean energy fund delivered returns unsurpassed by not just the sustainable investment space last year, but the entire UK fund world. In the 12...
A new e-petition, launched by consumer group MoneySuperMarket, is calling on the government to force energy companies to pass on the reductions made through green levy...
Supporters of renewable energy are calling for more Scottish homeowners and businesses to reap the benefits of solar power, after new figures revealed that the total...