Record-breaking round the world yachtswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur will today officially launch her latest charitable venture – one that aims to find long-term solutions for a sustainable economy.
A campaign to get landlords to display energy certificates prominently in non-domestic buildings is stepping up its efforts to get the Government to make it a legal requirement – as it already is in the white goods market.
Greenpeace has threatened legal action against the UK Government over its decision to continue to grant licences for deepwater offshore drilling before the causes of BP’s spill in the Gulf of Mexico have been determined.
The Renewable Fuels Agency says it is disappointed that the vast majority of biofuels sold on UK forecourts do not conform to environmental standards.
Sony UK today launched Open Planet Ideas, a new online community 'incubator’ for collaborative technology solutions to critical environmental issues, with support from global conservation organisation WWF.
A global fund to help poorer countries switch to green industrial technology is vital in any new international pact to battle global warming, Switzerland's top climate change negotiator said on Wednesday.
Wind power growth will be slower than expected this year and next due to weak power demand, Barclays Capital and HSBC analysts said on Tuesday, contrasting wind with a forecast uptick in solar power.
The UN's climate science body needs stricter checks to prevent damage to its credibility, an independent review concludes.
UK scientists have released draft sequences of the wheat genome, which they think could make a vital contribution to securing global food supplies.
The Government is to review Oftwat to ensure the water regulator is fit for purpose as the industry and consumers face the growing threat of water scarcity.
Businesses that have not yet registered for the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC) will not be fined if they get in touch with the scheme’s enforcer before the September 30 deadline.
The U.N. panel of climate scientists will look at the costs of "second best" ways of fighting global warming amid doubts that all countries will sign up to UN-led action, a leading expert said on Tuesday.
The UK Business Secretary Dr. Vince Cable this week visited Jaguar Land Rover's headquarters to experience first hand a selection of the latest Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles and hear about the company's plans for environmental innovation.
Aid promises from rich nations to help poor countries slow global warming are reaching the $30 billion (£19.3 billion) goal agreed in Copenhagen but analysts say much of that is old funding dressed up as new pledges.
The European Union's top climate official proposed on Wednesday new limits on the use of carbon offsets from industrial gas projects, under fire by green groups, in the EU's emissions trading scheme after 2012.