Greener planning: Government unveils fresh planning guidelines, but will they deliver sustainable developments?
Fresh draft of the National Planning Policy Frameworks makes local authority's role in managing rising temperatures and flood risk, but other green goals appear to have been downgraded
In the face of rising rates of homelessness, soaring house prices and a chronic shortage of social housing, the UK government yesterday sought to kickstart its plans to tackle Britain's "broken" housing...
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In her latest Table Talk column Louise Gray warns that choosing fairtrade, organic or Rainforest Alliance is no longer enough to save the humble banana
Bosch snaps up £9m stake in UK fuel cell firm Ceres Power
German electronics giant takes four per cent stake in UK developer Ceres Power in support of plans to scale up development and production of fuel cell technology
Hackney eyes underground park heat pumps
Council teams up with 10:10 and Scene to look at whether installing underground heat pumps in green spaces could generate revenue for services
'Wholly inadequate': White House seeks to boost coal with Clean Power Plan overhaul
EPA proposes 'Affordable Clean Energy Rule', predicting relaxation of emissions rules will cut coal power polluters' compliance costs by up to $400m a year