MEPs have told Miguel Arias Cañete that it is a necessity for him to give up his shares in two oil companies if he wants his nomination as new climate and energy commissioner to be approved.
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Satellite figures show a jump in deforestation as agriculture grows in the states of Para and Mato Grosso in Brazil.
Deforestation in the Amazon accelerated hugely last year, according to f...
Calls from the World Health Organisation (WHO) to ban e-cigarettes have been rejected by the Department of Health.
A report from the WHO has called for a ban on the use of the devices in en...
Tony Abbott has raised fears that Australia are planning to get rid of the Renewable Energy Target (RET).
It comes amidst controversial environmental decisions made in Australia, including...
An independent report on the Fee for Intervention scheme has found it to be effective and has concluded it should stay. Fee for Intervention is a scheme which was created to move the costs of regul...
The Annual BESST Legislation Breakfast Meet is on 24 September 2014 and Cedrec's Gareth Billinghurst and Richard Clarke are scheduled to speak.
The main topics discussed will be the highly-...
After the Deepwater Horizon blowout that killed 11 workers and spilled large amounts of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, BP have been found guilty of gross negligence and could face up to $18 billion i...
The owner of a Kent scaffolding business has been jailed for 15 months for safety failings.
A worker fell 14 metres and died at a site in North West London.
This conviction is not t...
British politics has been dominated by three main parties for decades now, yet that is being challenged as the Green Party begin a campaign that highlights some of their policies that aren't direct...
Sir David Attenborough has warned that the erosion of wildlife from the planet will threaten our quality of life. Sir David's comments came as he was preparing to speak at the RSPB's Conference for...
Heysham 1 and Hartlepool reactors are still offline after being closed in August, and EDF officials say they may not be returned to power until the end of the year.
As for the effects this...
The 2014 African Agriculture Status Report has warned that vital food producers face a risk of being overwhelmed by climate change.
The five areas where the AGRA report authors wanted actio...
Toyota (GB) plc, which is responsible for marketing and aftersales of Toyota and Lexus branded vehicles in the UK, has implemented new legal registers to ensure compliance with stringent and far-re...
Wind, solar and other renewable power capacity now produce 22% of the world’s electricity. This was reported by the International Energy Agency (IEA) on 28 August.
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Beijing has found an innovative way to encourage their citizens to recycle, while other countries around the world struggle with the same task.
The city is giving free train rides to people...
