Despite the best efforts of US President Donald Trump, coal generation in the US fell 2.5 per cent in 2017, according to official data released yesterday that reveals a contrasting jump in...

McDonald's has become the first global restaurant company to set greenhouse gas targets in line with global climate science, it claimed today as it launched a raft of new green commitments. The fast...

Many of the UK's most popular dishes could become much more expensive, or even disappear altogether, over the coming decades as a result of climate impacts. That is the stark warning contained in...

One of India’s leading wind energy solutions providers, Suzlon Energy, has announced a new wind turbine that could help generate significant savings for project developers as competition in India’s wind energy sector...

Easter Island has long served as a reminder of what happens to a civilization when the environment it depends upon collapses. Now, the iconic remains of that civilization are under threat from...

Around 24m slices of bread are thrown away every day in the UK – more than a million an hour – because people do not get around to using it in time...

Soon after assuming office, Kerala (southern state of India) Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan kicked up a storm by publicly supporting the Athirappilly hydro electric project, which environmentalists said, if implemented, would create...

On the occasion of the World Environment Day, we had the opportunity to listen to the lecture by professor Marija Jevtic, Ph.D. on air, climate, energy and their importance for health. Marija...

New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced approval last week for 26 large-scale renewable energy projects, including 22 solar projects worth 647 megawatts (MW) and 733.58 MW worth of wind energy. At the...

The number of tiny plastic pieces polluting the world's oceans is vastly greater than thought, new research indicates. The work reveals the highest microplastic pollution yet discovered anywhere in the world in a...

The notice displayed in night clubs informing you of which substances are banned is going to need to be updated to include another item of contraband: the plastic straw. The Deltic Group, the...

Global leader in renewable energy and infrastructure ACCIONA has been awarded the contract to supply 100% of The National Mining Company of Chile’s electricity consumption with renewable energy and will start building...

Ohio-based Fifth Third Bank has become the first Fortune 500 company, the first bank, and the first RE100 member to achieve its goal of securing 100% of its power consumption with renewables...

International Finance Corporation - IFC, one of the five members of the World Bank Group, is the world's largest institution that encourages economic development by investing in the private sector in emerging...

Microsoft has this week announced that it has inked its first-ever renewable energy deal in India, a small solar Power Purchase Agreement with Atria Power in the Indian state of Karnataka. Announced on...

A Mennonite college in northern Indiana is planning to install more than 900 electricity-generating solar panels on its campus. Goshen College says the solar panels will be placed atop the school's Rec-Fitness Center....