Environmental Audit Committee chair says government should be doing far more to shift the UK towards a resource-efficient circular economy

Danish minister says country is looking at ways to ditch coal power within 10 years, while Germany mulls shutting down capacity

EU data shows 11 major manufacturers have passed the 130g CO2/km mark two years early

Campaign group says making home insulation a national infrastructure priority would increase UK GDP by £14bn and create 108,000 jobs

Governments and businesses across the world are working to arrest the loss of forests, but financial and political barriers remain

Shale gas companies and oil majors seeing profits eaten away as crude prices dip to $80 a barrel

Select committee calls for tough Social Responsibility Index to ensure environmental and social governance matches financial oversight

Maplecroft warns rapid economic growth in Bangladesh, India, and Nigeria is under threat from climate change impacts on agriculture

After 10 years development and $1bn raised, US start-up is to start producing non-flammable, long life batteries that cut grid emissions and boost green energy

Rooftop solar set to be as cheap as grid energy in all 50 US states by 2016, while forecasts for huge wind energy growth raise prospects of falling costs