People experiencing homelessness are to be given direct financial support as part of a pioneering UK trial. The government-funded trial is inspired by similar schemes in Mexico and Canada, where cash ...

For decades, gross domestic product (GDP) has been the accepted yardstick for measuring a country’s prosperity, despite not placing value on activities such as childcare. Now, a rival metric, covering ...

Bioacoustic listening devices and environmental DNA samples are giving Forestry England the ‘best ever’ data on wildlife species Drones, DNA profiling and ultra-sensitive listening devices are being ...

Relatable language, fast-paced messaging and avoiding scare tactics are key to the new project, thanks to the input of Scottish teens Young people in Scotland have worked alongside the UK charity ...

What began with a single windfarm has blossomed into a values-led renewables investment company that has funded 42 UK green energy projects “Back in 1994, renewables were generating less than 2% of ...

Looking for festive gift inspiration? Then take a cue from Positive News readers, who reveal the most meaningful Christmas presents they have received Like Santa’s sack, our inbox has been overflowing ...

Surrounded by concrete, in a low-ceilinged space that could optimistically described as ‘intimate’, musicians sit with bows poised, mouthpieces at the ready. They’re here to perform a prom, but this ...

The first female president of the Magic Circle, Megan Swann, now performs environmental magic, creating spellbinding tricks to inspire children and adults to act more sustainably For 34-year-old Megan ...

Five “gamechanging” initiatives have won this year’s Earthshot prize, a competition that’s designed to scale up solutions to environmental problems. A pioneering conservation project that saved a ...

The reduction is close to that recorded in Europe at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, when flights were grounded and factories shut Total net greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union dropped ...