Our sugarcane is greener than your corn: Brazil takes on US
Brazil claims to have clamped down on slash and burn tactics, slave labour and links to deforestation as it seeks to gain foothold in Europe’s lucrative biofuels market.
Ecologist
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Methane: the quick fix for global warming?
Its short lifespan and greater potency means tackling methane emissions now could have a dramatic effect on atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations.
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Is aid without climate adaptation a waste of time?
Aid agencies are well resourced and quick to act, but not enough of them appear to be using their power to tackle the long term problems posed by climate change. Aid agencies are first on the scene of many of the world's trouble spots, and often play a huge role in helping communities get back on their feet.
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Political 'buck-passing' on air pollution risks lives
Attempts to halt and reverse a decade of worsening air quality in London are being held up by political indecision. After steady rises in air quality up until the turn of the century, London should be well on the way to tackling one of the most serious public health concerns today.
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The psychology of climate change: why we do nothing
Well-publicised simple steps like using energy-saving light bulbs may be making it more difficult to prepare people for the bigger changes needed to tackle climate change, argue psychologists.
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Climate Camp: anarchist or saviour of the environmental movement?
Hostile police tactics at the Kingsnorth and G20 camps has not put protesters off as climate camp goes global.
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Organic food: FSA study leaves bad taste in the mouth
The findings from the FSA's organic food review have added little to our knowledge but left consumers short-changed on real benefits of organic food.
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Local electricity: Africa goes off-grid
Giant wind farms may grab the headlines but plans to develop local off-grid electricity will have bigger impact on Africans and carbon emissions.
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Low-tech retrofit experiment could transform social housing
The Greening-the-Box initiative aims to demonstrate that retrofitting can transform hard-to-heat housing association and council properties into models of low-tech sustainability and fuel efficiency - with almost zero heating.
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Change farming to cut CO2 emissions by 25 per cent
A new report has revealed that a change in the way we manage agricultural land could help sequester a quarter of the world's carbon dioxide emissions every year.
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Grow your own drugs: an interview with James Wong
Plants can be much more than a pretty backdrop to life. Read this and you'll never look at a garden in the same way again...