Berlin design student Tobias Trübenbacher has developed a lamp post with an integrated wind turbine that produces its own renewable...

Nearly 59 million hectares of forests – an area larger than mainland France– has regrown since 2000, according to new analysis from...

The European Union’s top court on Thursday upheld the EU’s partial ban on three insecticides linked to harming bees, preventing their use...

Twenty companies are responsible for producing more than half of all the single-use plastic waste in the world, fuelling the climate...

The single-use carrier bag charge has today (21 May) increased from 5p to 10p and been extended to all businesses in England. The charge...

The Co-op is to remove plastic “bags for life” from sale in all of its 2,600 stores, warning that the low-cost, reusable bag has become...

Wasps could be just as valuable as bees for their contribution to ecosystems, according to research. The study in Biological Reviews was...

Growing up in southern Spain, Ángel León paid little attention to the meadows of seagrass that fringed the turquoise waters near his...

Orbital Marine Power Ltd (Orbital), Scottish-based developers of the world’s leading floating tidal turbine technology, successfully...

The Biden administration on Thursday pledged to slash U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 50%-52% from 2005 levels by 2030, a new target it...

The Met Office has signed a multimillion-pound agreement with Microsoft for the provision of a world-leading supercomputing capability...

Supermarket retailer Morrisons is removing all plastic versions of its "bags for life" from stores nationwide, in favour of paper and...

Aldi has launched a trial selling its first packaging-free products to help customers shop more sustainably. The trial is available at...

French lawmakers voted late on Saturday to abolish domestic flights on routes than can be covered by train in under two-and-a-half hours,...

Bustling New York City may not seem a bee-friendly place, but its high-rise rooftops and tiny gardens are buzzing with honeymakers...

A busy road in the Estonian capital Tallinn has been closed for April nights to keep thousands of frogs and toads travelling to their...

Farmers have already started planting young saplings as part of the National Trust’s commitment to establishing 20 million new trees by...

Great Britain’s electricity system recorded its greenest ever day over the Easter bank holiday as sunshine and windy weather led to a...

The Million Mile Clean. Created in response to the pandemic, the Million Mile Clean connects your beach, street, river and mountain...

An analysis of 83 of the world's biggest publicly traded plastic packaging firms has found that almost two-thirds report no policies on...

Co-op is to enable gardeners to play their part in pruning greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as it commits to selling only peat-free bagged...

The average person in England now buys just four bags a year from the main supermarkets, compared with 140 in 2014, figures show....

Last year was the third good summer in a row for butterflies and the 10th best since records began, but one-third of Britain’s species...

The famous pink cherry blossoms of Kyoto reached full bloom this year on March 26, the earliest date in the 12 centuries since records...

A Madrid-based green energy company is pioneering the use of bladeless windfarms to harness wind energy. Created by startup Vortex...

Sharks are critical in helping ecosystems recover from extreme climatic events, according to a new study. The conclusions came after...

Skye Neville’s campaign against throwaway toys spurs Waitrose into action Some campaigns take years, even decades to achieve change. Not...

Malaysia will return a container of plastic trash en route from the United States as it violates new U.N. rules governing hazardous...

Britain’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions fell by 8.9% in 2020, largely driven by a slump in economic activity due to measures to limit...

The first phase of construction on the new Nordic Harvest vertical farm has been completed after just 6 months of work. Once finished,...

The US city of Philadelphia is dimming its lights to try and prevent migrating birds from slamming into skyscrapers and crashing onto...

The online grocery retailer has linked up with design agency JKR to create the new range, which also features updated artwork. The own...

Changes to the way roadside verges are maintained in Cambridgeshire will see a boost to the county’s wildlife habitats and plant species....

Summers in the Northern Hemisphere may last nearly half of the year by 2100, according to a new study published in the journal...

Volvo Cars is committed to becoming a leader in the fast-growing premium electric car market and plans to become a fully electric car...

The ban on single-use plastics will be enforced from Saturday, March 20 and plastic plates and straws and razors will gradually disappear...

Indonesia, with the world’s third biggest rainforest area, reduced the rate of deforestation by 75% last year by controlling forest fires...

Aldi has committed to remove plastic packaging from its entire egg range. The supermarket is switching from plastic packaging to pulp...

Burger King® UK has set out its road map on sustainability, food quality and ethics in a new charter launched today entitled: Burger King...