The families of victims in the Turkish coal mine disaster have criticised the country’s government, as hopes of finding survivors slip away and the death toll...
Researchers have suggested that some cities, such as Bangkok, New Orleans and Jakarta, are at risk from subsiding land, which they say could be an even...
Roland Aurich, chief executive of Siemens UK, on sustainability, renewable energy and why the northern city of Hull is central to its future plans. The people...
The Local Sustainable Transport fund – which supports green infrastructure initiatives – is to receive a £2m boost from the government, the Department for Transport (DfT)...
Blue & Green Daily finds and summarises the top sustainability stories around the web every morning. We start with our own picks from Blue & Green...
Companies that provide solutions to the challenges of sustainability will see stronger, long-term growth those that don’t. That’s why they make such compelling investments, says Tim...
The US Defence Department has suggested that climate instability in the future could lead to global security problems linked to resource scarcity and social unrest which...
A new study analysing the impact of urbanisation on biodiversity has found that protecting green spaces and restoring plant species in cities could allow developed areas...
City cycling, visiting green spaces or parks, contributing to local community initiatives and visiting heritage sites: just four ways to be more responsible when visiting new...
We need to rethink urban development and turn “urbanisations of consumption” into to “neighbourhoods of production”, argues architect and activist Teddy Cruz in this week’s featured TED...
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...
TEDxLondon, with a theme of ‘City2.0’, sought to bring the issue of sustainable cities to the forefront. Speakers outlined how to deal with a growing urban...
Emily Harper looks at the billion dollar problems, solutions and reality when it comes to the apparent face-off between sustainability and urbanisation. Food and shelter. These...
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...
Cities are often criticised for being crowded, dirty places, over consuming and under providing. People are crammed in, and there they are left to build their...