The additional costs for a solar building envelope compared to conventional construction methods amount to 30 to 50 per cent of the costs for the facade and roof. However, the electricity yield leads…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. federal energy regulators said on Monday they will examine threats that climate change and extreme weather events pose to the country’s electric reliability in the wake of…
What thrives in poor soil, can tolerate rising temperatures and is brimming with calories?
The cassava – sometimes referred to as "the Rambo root." This plant could potentially help alleviate world…
Disinfectant use has exploded during the coronavirus pandemic as people try to keep their hands and surfaces clean. But one family of cleaning chemicals is receiving scrutiny for potential health…
John Kerry made remark as US officially returned to climate agreement on Friday, 107 days after it left under Donald Trump.
The US has marked its return to the Paris agreement by urging countries to…
Lloyds Banking Group has announced the first 1 million of 10 million trees have been planted across the UK in partnership with the Woodland Trust.
As part of its ambition to help finance a green…
It's the second-largest area of snow cover since current records began.
A new satellite image has captured the stunning white peaks of two volcanoes on the Big Island in Hawaii, which have…
Eelpower, one of the pioneer investors and operators of large-scale commercial energy storage assets in the UK, have selected EDF as their next trading and optimisation partner. The partnership will…
US firm to spend $1bn converting plant in Cologne to become its first electric vehicle facility in Europe.
Ford has pledged that all of its cars on sale in Europe will be electric by 2030, in the…
Bushy variety of cotoneaster works best in areas of heavy traffic, say researchers, while other plants can cool buildings or reduce flooding.
Bushy, hairy-leafed cotoneaster is a “super plant” that…
A panel of 23 citizens from Tees Valley and County Durham also said the UK’s journey to net zero should ‘increase equality in society’.
The UK’s biggest emitters should be made to pay carbon taxes…
Air quality scientist Tracey Holloway wants her children, nine month old Henry and 11 year old Peter, to be able to look back at the 2020s as the time when the U.S. and the world turned a corner on…
Ingestion of lead shotgun pellets from bed of Larnaca Salt Lake blamed for rise in deaths of migrating flamingos.
Conservationists in Cyprus are urging authorities to expand a hunting ban throughout…
Charcoal is an essential source of domestic fuel in many sub-Saharan African countries. Overall, the region produces 65% of the world’s charcoal, with Nigeria, Ethiopia and Ghana being the top three…