New grasses that enable grassland soils to capture increased volumes of rainfall, reducing the risk of flooding downstream, are being developed by scientists from Aberystwyth University’s...
Almost half of UK voters believe that the floods and storms that have recently affected Britain are a result of climate change, a new poll has...
Campaign groups have claimed that a transatlantic trade deal between the EU and the US will impact on democracy and give corporations more power over a range of issues...
The UK has been ranked among the countries where flooding poses the greatest risk to their economic output, according to new research. The findings come after...
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The Economic and Financial Affairs Council will today discuss the proposal for an EU11 Financial Transaction Tax (FTT). This is the first time the proposal is...
One in five energy-using products do not match their energy efficiency claims, according to the Energy Saving Trust. Labels are “misleading” consumers about the savings they...
Consumer behaviour towards energy usage varies hugely when at work in comparison to at home, new research has found. Whilst many consumers are conscious of their...
Whilst UK universities have made commitments to be more sustainable, collectively they invest over £5 billion annually in the fossil fuel industry. This creates a conflict...
Blue & Green Daily finds and summarises the top sustainability stories around the web every morning. We start with our own picks from Blue & Green...
The prime minister has said that “money is no object” in terms of the government helping areas of the UK currently being severely hit by extreme...
As the demand for renewable sources of energy and wind power technology increases, the wind turbine towers market will grow by more than $7 billion (£4.2...
The University of Vermont’s (UVM) board of trustees has rejected proposals from students calling for fossil fuel divestment by the institution. Student groups have responded by...
Most of the world’s marine protected areas (MPAs) have roughly the same number of fish as fished areas, a new study has found. This suggests much...
If countries fail to implement measures against extreme weather, they might see losses worth $1 trillion (£610 billion) by the end of the century, new research...