Technology

Range including leaves, bushes and trees made entirely from plant-based plastic sourced from sugar cane will be available later this year

British technology firm is beefing up its EV team as it races to build first electric car by 2020

E3G report reveals how public investment in domestic energy efficiency has slumped 58 per cent since 2012

Just Eat to trial option for customers to refuse plastic items, while Deliveroo promises to offer partner restaurants sustainable packaging alternatives

All of car manufacturer's factories in Canada, Mexico and South America now send zero waste to landfill in daily operations

Dutch supermarket chain Ekoplaza first to host plastic-free aisle, where food is wrapped in biodegradeable plastic and packaging is made from metal, glass, and cardboard

Foreign and Commonwealth Office set to eliminate avoidable single-use plastics from its global operations by 2020

CEO Clive Schlee wants feedback on new plan to introduce a deposit return scheme for plastic bottles

Development of new material for supercapacitors has potential to raise range to that of petrol cars

Seattle, Auckland, and Nairobi among urban centres sourcing majority of their power from renewables, as more than 40 cities now run on 100 per cent clean electricity