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London took a giant leap towards becoming a more cycle friendly city today (July 30) with the launch of a cycle hire scheme.

The UK's Government has laid out plans it hopes will drive us to a low carbon society by 2050.

Legendary climate change campaigner Stephen Schneider died earlier this month after suffering a heart attack.

Plans to burn waste for energy feature prominently in a new waste review launched this morning (29 July) by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

The Government has announced plans to offer buyers of electric cars up to £5000 toward the purchase.