Scientists have found the first evidence that particles of air pollution travel through pregnant women’s lungs and lodge in their placentas.
Toxic air is already strongly linked to harm in foetuses but how...
The Harrow Half Marathon is to become the first major running event in London to ban single-use plastic bottles.
Runners at the marathon on Sunday, 16th September, were not be able to refill...
Yahoo Japan is the single biggest online platform for elephant ivory sales in Japan, according to a new TRAFFIC investigation, which recorded a staggering 4,414 ivory items plus 35 whole tusks for...
A new business alliance aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across all sectors and ensure a climate turning point by 2020.
The 21 companies forming the Step Up Declaration plan, which includes signatories...
People living in coastal areas need to seriously consider moving further inland to escape the threat of climate change-related flooding.
That’s according to Luciana Esteves, Associate Professor at Bournemouth University, who says coastal...
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has made a commitment to reduce carbon emissions in line with the Paris climate agreement.
It has signed up to the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), which encourages...
Climate change and extreme weather conditions such as droughts and floods are among the key drivers behind the rise in global hunger.
The warning from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) comes...
Global warming means truly global warming. The atmosphere, the oceans, and the ground are all warming. As a result, ice is melting, seas are rising, storms are getting more severe, and droughts...
H&M has launched a new line of premium clothing aimed to showcase the increasing possibilities of sustainable fashion.
The high street retailer will produce the collection on a smaller scale than its main...
Grim news for the world's raptors—an iconic group of birds consisting of hawks, falcons, kites, eagles, vultures and owls.
After analyzing the status of all 557 raptor species, biologists discovered that 18 percent...
Senior climate scientists say that the world’s carbon sinks could be facing a grave threat from a wholly unexpected source: the EU’s renewable energy directive.
The climate law could suck in as much...
Clean cars, vans and taxis in the UK could be given green number plates under new government plans to promote awareness of ultra-low emission vehicles.
It is seeking views on providing the “badge...
Scaling up climate action in line with the Paris Agreement would deliver a $26 trillion (£20tn) boost to the global economy by 2030.
That’s according to the Global Commission on the Economy and...
Solar will become the continent’s most competitive source of energy by 2020.
That’s the verdict from Sun Investment Group, which suggests the elimination of the Minimum Import Price (MIP) allowing solar modules to...
London Fashion Week (LFW) will be the first event of its kind to go fur free. The British Fashion Council just announced that all of the designers at the event this month...
The Danish beer company Carlsberg is doing its part in cutting down plastic waste. The brewing company just vowed to stop using plastic six-pack rings to hold its cans together, instead opting...
