One in five countries in the global south has a larger share of green energy in its electricity mix than the average global north nation. That’s according to new analysis by the RMI, a US thinktank.

Around 190,000 electrical items have been saved by volunteer fixers at repair cafes in the last year, a new report shows Fans of the BBC TV programme The Repair Shop can rejoice: the first ever report ...

Editor-in-chief Lucy Purdy introduces the new issue of Positive News magazine; out now. “I’m only one person. What can I do?” said eight billion people. If you’ve ever felt doubtful about your ability ...

Almost half of global electricity demand will be met by renewables by 2030, according to fresh analysis by the International Energy Agency (IEA). In its latest report, the IEA forecast renewable power ...

The annual contest celebrates birds’ beauty and supports their conservation. Read the stories behind 10 winning shots A tobogganing penguin, balletic goldfinch and a Peregrine Falcon fledgling ...

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 ...

As his book is released in paperback, a pioneer of the UK's rewilding movement encourages us to imagine a transformed landscape filled with our lost native birds and wildlife Derek Gow has dedicated ...

Authorities are belatedly realising that ancient forest management practices can have a dramatic impact, curbing the risk of disastrous blazes. As our changing climate makes wildfires more likely, ...

Breast cancer is a leading cause of death among women in India, but a project training blind women to detect it in the early stages is filling a major gap in preventative medicine , and offering them ...

Passionate bakers and campaigners from all corners of the UK are working on raising our game when it comes to bread Solutions every Saturday Uplift your inbox every Saturday morning with our ...

It’s not even a book but a very short essay by Richard Feynman, the Nobel prize-winning physicist, called The Value of Science. You can get it online and it’s free – it’s about three pages long. It ...

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 ...