Category:News

Sydney, Darwin, Brisbane and Melbourne are all facing the prospect of dams below 50% capacity after low rainfall and high temperatures across the country.In Sydney, inflows are at their lowest since 1940....

The maker of Toblerone, Cadbury and Milka has committed to switching to 100% sustainable cocoa. Mondelez International currently sources around 43% of the cocoa through its Cocoa Life programme, which promotes sustainable farming...

Could a new solar technology prove as groovy as it sounds?A team of researchers from the University of Sheffield have worked with energy technology firm Power Roll to create an innovative new...

The effects of climate change are fuelling conflict in Africa.That’s the verdict from Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, who speaking in Nigeria on a 5-day visit to Africa this week, said the effects...

Nestlé’s supply chain is now 77% deforestation-free.In 2010 the company committed to ensuring that none of its products would be associated with the environmentally-damaging process of cutting down forests by 2020. It says...

ABB is the world’s leading provider of products for electrical installation in buildings. A comprehensive domain knowledge, global experience and continuous innovation enable us to provide optimal solutions for residential buildings. Our...

The World Bank has launched what is claimed to be the first ever fund dedicated to making mining for the low carbon energy transition “climate-smart” and sustainable.The Climate-Smart Mining Facility, targeting a...

ExxonMobil has signed a deal for new oil and gas exploration across 28,000 square kilometres in Namibia.The energy giant made the agreement with the Namibian Government and the National Petroleum Corporation of...

Nearly 170 million children in the world under the age of 10, including half a million in the UK and 2.5 million in the US, are unprotected from measles in the face...

Washington could become the first US state to allow ‘human composting’.The state has passed a bill that would legalise the eco-friendly process, which could turn dead bodies into two wheelbarrows full of...

Unlike fossil fuels, biogas is a permanently renewable fuel, since it is produced from biomass. The use of biogas helps to improve the country’s energy balance and contributes to the conservation of...

P&G brands Ariel and Lenor have committed to reducing plastic packaging use across Europe by 30% before 2025.The parent company claims the amount of plastic saved by 2025 as a result of...

The bodies of at least 28 hippopotamuses have been found in Ethiopia's national park in the southwest of the country, local media reported Monday. The semi-aquatic mammals died in the Gibe Sheleko...

Climate change is eliminating giant chunks of ice from Greenland at such a speed that the melt has already made a significant contribution to sea level rise, according to a new study....

The European Commission has approved a €385 million (£333m) scheme to support electricity production from renewable energy sources in Lithuania. The government intends to introduce the new aid scheme in May for the...

Ralph Lauren has unveiled a new line of polo shirts made from recycled plastic bottles. The shirts are made in Taiwan, which is where the bottles are collected, and are dyed without needing...