Lack of clarity' over energy policy hits UK's ranking in green...
Britain falls behind France to 8th place in ranking of attractiveness for renewable energy investment Britain’s ability to attract investment to fund renewable energy projects has fallen to its lowest
View ArticleMadrid brings in tough anti-pollution regulations
To Madrid dwellers, the almost permanent pall of traffic fumes hanging over the city is known as “the beret”, a kind of grimly ironic statement on what has become a tradition in a city where there is more
View ArticleHSBC: Green bonds to hit $100bn as investors back renewable
China to drive growth of so called green bond market as world's second largest economy gets serious about remewables says HSBC The value of so called "green bonds" to finance environmentally sustainable
View ArticleSmog is no excuse not to go for a run- it's still better than sitting at...
Even exercising in very polluted inner city areas is better than doing no exercise at all, study finds Going for a run or cycling in a built-up area is still better for you than not exercising at all
View ArticleSaharan red dust and a spike in air pollution prompts health warning
Saharan red dust from the continent and a spike in air pollution could cause problems for those with breathing difficulties on Friday, experts warned. Asthma sufferers and older people were advised
View ArticleAir pollution could increase risk of dementia
New research suggests that living in towns and cities can increase the risk of brain shrinkage and silent strokes, both of which are linked to dementia Middle-aged and older adults who live in towns
View ArticleDiesel vehicles are cleanest ever, says motor industry after pollution ruling
The motor industry has defended diesel vehicles claiming they are less polluting than ever, amid fears the government will order a clampdown to meet EU pollution targets. Yesterday the Supreme Court ruled
View ArticleAir pollution 'increases allergy risks' in babies
Babies who are exposed to higher levels of pollution are more likely to develop allergies, Canadian research suggests Living near a busy road could increase the risk of babies developing allergies as
View ArticleNepal hit by another earthquake of 7.1 magnitude, US Geological Survey says
Nepal has been hit by another earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1, forcing people in the capital and beyond to rush out on to the streets, only weeks after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed more than 8,000
View ArticleWind industry makes last-ditch effort to save subsidies
Government plans to curtail onshore wind subsidy scheme will see millions of pounds of investments written off and "massively damage" investor confidence, ScottishPower claims Government plans to curtail
View ArticleMussels 'to become poisonous' through climate change
Mussels will become inedible within the next 100 years as rising sea temperatures turn the dinner table favourite poisonous to humans, scientists have found. A study has indicated that a change in...
View ArticleTanzania's elephant catastrophe: 'We recalculated about 1,000 times...
As Howard Frederick flew in a Cessna low over the scrubland of Tanzania’s Selous game reserve, it was the complete absence of elephants rather than the piles of scattered bones he saw that chilled him
View ArticlePacific islander loses bid to be world’s first 'climate change...
A man from a tiny Pacific island who asked a court in New Zealand to recognise him as the world's first climate change refugee had his appeal rejected and faces deportation. Ioane Teitiota, 38, said his
View Article'Impossible' rocket drive works and could get to Moon in four hours
Interplanetary travel could be a step closer after scientists confirmed that an electromagnetic propulsion drive, which is fast enough to get to the Moon in four hours, actually works. The EM Drive was
View ArticleStrong earthquake hits eastern Indonesia
The 7.0-magnitude quake struck inland in a mountainous area of Papua in the early hours, almost 150 miles west of the province's capital Jayapura at a depth of 32 kilometres, the US Geological Survey...
View ArticleInflatable ‘space elevator’ invented by scientists
It is an idea that every small child has had at some point. Instead of sending up rockets into space, why not simply build a huge lift. Now a Canadian firm has been granted a patent for a ‘space elevator’
View ArticleEuropean hunters shoot pregnant wild animals in South Africa
South African conservationists say European hunters on a "driven hunt" have shot pregnant wild animals which were driven towards them down a fenced bush track. The hunts took place on three farms in the
View ArticleMillions to be thrown into poverty as World Bank shifts threshold
Millions of people across the world will be classed as living below the poverty line when the World Bank makes the largest revision to its global measure in a quarter of a century. The UN has said that
View ArticleDiesel car drivers warned they could face charges in cities
Diesel car owners have been warned they could face charges for driving in city centres after campaigners vowed to bring a legal challenge to make the Government do more to tackle air pollution. Ministers
View ArticleRevolutionary system promises to recover plastic rubbish from world's...
The scale of the problem facing the world's oceans first struck Boyan Slat during a summer holiday to Greece when he was 16. Instead of colourful fish in azure waters, his abiding memory of the trip is
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