Seventy per cent of people in the EU think renewable energy should be given priority in their country’s energy mix over the next three decades, according...
The western part of Antarctica’s ice sheet is melting twice as fast as initially thought, according to an investigation into the region’s contribution to sea level...
Boardroom officials at Swiss bank UBS have expressed their regret over the “inappropriate and unethical behaviour” that led to the firm being fined $1.5 billion (£940m)...
Recent spates of extreme weather events such as flooding, wildfires and superstorms have gone some way to changing the way sceptics view climate change, according to...
Twelve years ago today, the US Supreme Court gave a ruling that declared George W Bush the country’s 43rd president. Now that the dust has settled...
HSBC was today fined £1.2bn (1% of market capitalisation) over US claims that it was engaged in money laundering for terrorists. Its “profoundly sorry” CEO, Stuart...
The Arctic is found to have surpassed a number of records in 2012, including for sea ice loss, snow cover and Greenland ice sheet melting, according...
The energy bill is due to be formally announced at 11:30am today, but the latest instalment of Ernst & Young’s Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indices sees the UK...
Twenty-eight years ago today, pound notes were discontinued after more than 150 years of circulation. The former chancellor Lord Lawson delivered the news, claiming that the...
The US election has dominated western news in the past few weeks, while China’s presidential change has progressed behind the scenes. But it’s what the Chinese...
After a campaign that was noticeably silent on climate change issues, re-elected US president Barack Obama is presented with a unique opportunity to provide strong leadership...
At an event hosted by Ingenious Clean Energy, renowned environmentalist Jonathon Porritt asks whether we’re at the point at which our circularity with energy gets broken,...
The United Nations was born out of the ruins of the second world war. It replaced the ill-fated League of Nations, which had failed to prevent...
An online poll has found that while the majority of people agree that the climate is changing, the US and UK are the most sceptical about...
The Global Cleantech 100, an all-encompassing list that brings together some of the most innovative clean technology firms in the world, will be announced in Washington...