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Attacks from scientists may be putting off further research into GM crops

Lord Adair Turner - head of the FSA and the Climate Change Committe - has ruffled feathers by suggesting a tax on currency trading. Here's why

In a surprise move, the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has appointed Cambridge Professor David Mackay as its Chief Scientific Adviser

London's Pestival bugfest is back - showcasing a lazy gardener's dream and other ways to show our six-legged friends some love

A report published by the IPPR next week will say personal carbon trading may be the next step in tackling climate change

Join the thousands of people, companies and organisations pledging to cut emissions by 10 per cent in 2010 as part of a new campaign launched by The Age of Stupid team

UK ranked amongst the worst polluters in Europe for airborne particles and nitrogen dioxide

While we accept the threat of climate change the majority of us are still opposed to compulsory changes such as carbon pricing, new survey shows

Another negotiating week on the road to Copenhagen has come and gone. We try and tell you as much as we can in plain English about where the talks currently stand, now that there are just 100 days left to go to Copenhagen. Our focus here is on the overall 'shared vision' element of the agreement

Bees Abroad, a UK beekeeping charity, has initiated a project to train and support Malawian beekeepers. Find out how you can help...

A man of extraordinary humanity - as comfortable discussing farming with labourers as he was holding forth on the very nature of life itself. Peter Bunyard pays tribute to the rich life of Edward Goldsmith

The idea of a 'leisure economy' has been predicted for decades, but never realised. Despite this, research shows that our working habits continue to put a strain on the planet's resources. Could tackling climate change be as simple as working less?

Broad coalition of pressure groups step up pressure on US senators ahead of crucial vote on the Climate Bill later this year.

You can't trust banks; can you trust insurers? Dan Box looks at the rise and rise of 'catastrophe bonds' - the new financial product with a very big downside

Students at Ridgeway School in Plymouth show concern for ‘the other CO2 problem’ in an award-winning animated film about ocean acidification