A ‘climate apartheid’ will see millions of the world’s poorest people severely impacted.
That’s the chilling forecast from UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Philip Alston, who said even if...
Burberry has committed to slash its direct emissions by 95% in the next three years.
The luxury fashion brand set the target against a 2016 baseline and has had the ambition independently assessed...
More than 70 leading public health groups, including the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics, agree that the climate crisis is also a health emergency.
So far 77 organizations representing...
2019 could be the worst year for energy price rises on record.
That’s according to auto-switching service Look After My Bills, which suggests both the frequency and severity of hikes could reach unparalleled...
Air pollution has been linked to a drop in activity of female ovaries, researchers have revealed.
Experts say the findings suggest that female reproductive system is affected by environmental factors, although the study...
Aldi is extending a trial to eliminate the use of plastic packaging for some fresh vegetables at its stores in England.
The supermarket started selling five loose fresh produce, including savoy cabbage, white...
Energy efficiency measures pay for themselves 12 years faster than renewable energy installations.
That’s according to new research from price comparison website MoneySuperMarket, which highlights how the average renewable installation, such as rooftop...
McDonald’s has announced it is to stop using single-use plastic to package its McFlurry ice creams and salad options.
Once the environmentally-friendly change comes into effect in September, the brand expects it will...
The UK has gone a record-breaking 1,838 hours without using coal to generate electricity already this year.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has highlighted that 2018’s record of 1837.5...
Easter Island has long been a bucket list destination for travelers from around the world.
But the very thing that keeps the island's economy going strong may be the thing that ultimately causes...
Newly adopted guidelines set forth by the European Commission Tuesday aim to tackle climate change by way of the financial sector. The move comes to bolster the success of the Sustainable Action...
“The World Population Prospects 2019: Highlights”, estimates that the next 30 years will see the global population add an extra 2 billion people to today’s figure of 7.7 billion, and, by the...
European palm oil importers are unlikely to be able to ensure that the products they sell are “deforestation-free” by the self-imposed goal of 2020, according to analysis by the Palm Oil Transparency...
HP has set a target to ensure its global operations are powered with 100% renewable electricity by 2035.
It is part of the printing and personal systems manufacturer’s latest commitments to drive a...
The heatwave that swept the Northern Hemisphere for three months during the summer of 2018 could not have occurred without human-caused climate change.
That’s the verdict from new scientific research published in the...
Wasting food is the top cause of environmental guilt among Brits.
That’s according to a new survey of 2,001 people, conducted by Opinium research and commissioned by renewable energy supplier Pure Planet, which...
