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Changes to cattle farming could lock-in carbon, a conference heard

Groundbreaking energy ideas on show

Filling parts of the Sahara desert with mirrors to create clean energy and making livestock behave like herds of wildebeest to lock in carbon, were amongst a number of innovative proposals presented to help tackle climate change. More

Ed Miliband is being urged to reject plans for a new coal-fired power plant at Kingsnorth

'Mili-band' power station protest

More than 1,000 environmental… More

A sewer sunk deep beneath London to stop waste from entering the River Thames has moved closer to reality

New Thames sewer a step closer

A huge new 20-mile sewer sunk… More


Britain's hottest spell in years has been brought to an end by a raft of storms

Summer scorcher ending with storms

Britain's hottest spell in… More

Interhome, which can learn and adapt to its residents - even texting them if it is being burgled

Home adapts to owner's lifestyle

A new home which can learn and… More


'Save Our Silton' supporters protest at plans by Ecotricity to build wind turbines at Silton, North Dorset

Wind turbine plan rejected

Protesters are celebrating after… More

Hundreds of thousands of residents flee floods in southern China, reports say.

300,000 flee from floods in China

Authorities have moved more than… More


Landslides triggered by monsoon rains have killed at least nine people in Nepal

Nine die as landslide hits villages

Landslides triggered by monsoon… More

Wind and wave power can boost UK's economy considerably

Green power could create £70bn

Embracing wind and wave power… More