Cities are home to 55 per cent of the world’s population, all jammed together cheek-by-jowl. Little wonder, then, that cities are being hit hardest by COVID-19: an estimated 90 per cent of...

Containers have long stopped being used as temporary accommodation and started a new life – ecological, smart, functional and affordable. Goran Ergic from Avala Container Homes managed to create a modern, sustainable...

According to the Institute for Energy Research, demand for fossil fuels globally skyrocketed during 2018, triggering a consequent increase in carbon dioxide emissions, despite the significant share of renewables in the planet’s...

Pakistan's government are offering labourers, who are out of work due to the coronavirus lockdown, a chance to earn money by planting trees. The project is part of Pakistan's existing initiative...

Carbon dioxide emissions may trigger a reflex in the carbon cycle, with devastating consequences, study finds. In the brain, when neurons fire off electrical signals to their neighbors, this happens through an “all-or-none”...

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...

Greenpeace climate activists have boarded an oil rig being towed out to the North Sea to protest against continued fossil fuel exploration.Two campaigners climbed onto the 27,000-tonne platform from a boat as...

Donald Trump’s state visit will produce as much carbon dioxide as an average British home does in 970 years.That’s the verdict from renewable energy supplier Pure Planet, which has calculated the US...

You would think streaming music is more eco-friendly than CDs, tapes and records, right? Afterall, there’s no waste. A new study by the Universities of Glasglow and Oslo calculated the carbon footprint...

Around three-quarters of US coal production is now more expensive than solar and wind energy in providing electricity to American households, according to a new study.“Even without major policy shift we will...

Electric buses will soon be picking up passengers in Ecuador after 20 of the low carbon vehicles were delivered to the city of Guayaquil. Technology giant BYD has worked with private bus operator...

Computers and other digital technologies around the world are pumping large amounts of emissions into the atmosphere.That’s the suggestion made in a new report from French thinktank The Shift Project, which shows...

Banning single-use plastics could lead to higher carbon emissions.That’s according to a new report published by BP, which says a worldwide ban on the use of plastics for packaging and other single-use...

At least three companies are hoping to bring supersonic airplanes back into the skies, but environmental groups worry their return could mean a big increase in greenhouse gasses from aviation.The issue is...

Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are forecast to soar through 2019.That’s according to the Met Office. which expects the continued burning of fossil fuels, the destruction of forests and a...

Luxury global fashion brand Tommy Hilfiger has unveiled plans to launch a range of 100% recycled cotton denim styles this spring. They include mom jeans, a unisex oversized trucker jacket and modern tapered...