More than 30 years since the launch of Fairtrade in the UK, international smallholders continue to face livelihood-threatening challenges. Here’s why its proponents argue the certification will endure ...

Many will be baffled that such an agreement even exists. But the UK has become the latest country to announce its withdrawal from the controversial Energy Charter Treaty (ECT), which allows fossil ...

Spring is nature’s way of saying: ‘Let’s party!’” said the late actor Robin Williams, and the celebrations are truly kicking off where I live. The trees are coming into leaf again, we’re back to ...

It absorbs CO2, filters out pollution, supports wildlife and looks great. Now one Dutch startup is using moss to coat concrete buildings The sight of a concrete building turning green may strike fear ...

Fresh from opening a London branch of the Poetry Pharmacy, peddling literary first aid to a new generation from the most famous shopping street in the world, founder Deb Alma explains why poetry is in ...

Upgrading the UK’s ageing onshore windfarms could bring huge climate benefits, with fewer turbines. But what to do with the old turbines? Indeed, 2002 was a stellar year for the country’s burgeoning ...

Taking inspiration from nature, scientists have tracked down a road surface material that repairs itself Potholes. They’re the scourge of motorists and a potentially lethal hazard to cyclists, but a ...

As megadroughts grip countries across the globe, politicians are flocking to a tiny, desert-locked African city to learn the secret to its circular water supply Namibia is the driest country in ...

Coal. It powered the Industrial Revolution, which began in Britain. So it was hugely symbolic this week when the UK became the first advanced economy to quit the black stuff. Ratcliffe-on-Soar, the ...

An ambitious programme combines solar power with mobile connectivity to revolutionise the prospects for people living in rural India Imagine this. You’re living in a remote rural hamlet in the ...

London, Paris, Milan ... and now Oswestry, Shropshire, where a pioneering shared wardrobe scheme means you can visit the library and leave with a fresh outfit Lizzie Dibble is hopeful that her clothes ...

A stylist who gives free haircuts to homeless people has sparked a global movement, which connects benevolent professionals to those in need One day in 2015, hairstylist Joshua Coombes took his ...