A new study has suggested that bees not only increase the crop yields, but also their quality and commercial value. A team of German researchers has...
The US community investment sector is in a period of “transition”, according to a new report that looks at how different investor group are reacting to...
The US is emitting 50% more methane – an extremely potent greenhouse gas – than its government estimates, according to a new study. The research, published...
A controversial oil pipeline development linking Canada’s tar sands to refineries in Texas may bring minimal economic benefits while generating a rush of high-risk oil investments,...
Authorities in the US state of Vermont are reportedly divided between those who support divestment from fossil fuel companies and those claiming that it would be...
The World Bank, together with the UK, US and Norway, has launched a new BioCarbon Fund initiative to slow down deforestation through sustainable farming and landscape...
Fifty years ago today in Dallas, Texas, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th president of the United States, was assassinated. His murder shook the world. Whatever his qualities as...
In July, I wrote about the importance of spending your holiday and travel money locally. It’s a principle I always hold to, and other than in...
Global carbon emissions are set to reach record high levels in 2013, according to new analysis by climate scientists. The sustainable investment industry has said the...
Ernst & Young (EY) has warned that “political point scoring over rising energy bills has intensified energy policy tensions across the various parties”, and as a...
A public opinion survey has demonstrated that most US citizens think that the country’s government should be doing more to tackle climate change. The poll, which...
Gerald Kutney picks out some of the highlights from his upcoming book, Carbon Politics and the Failure of the Kyoto Protocol, to be published by Routledge...
After Yale University announced it would be holding a referendum on whether to invest in fossil fuels, a group of students has asked that people stop...
Following talks on Sunday, foreign secretary William Hague has said that a nuclear deal with Iran is “on the table” and could be reached within the...
Newly-elected Democratic mayor of New York City, Bill De Blasio, has interrupted Michael Bloomberg’s 11-year reign, and promises to lead on equality, welfare, LGBT rights, air...