Nearly one-third of Scotland's streets will be LED-lit by April 2017 as local councils have announced that a further £56m will be invested in a nationwide lighting replacement programme over the next 12 months.

Universities across the country are switching off appliances, sending excess clothing to charity shops and cycling to seminars as part of national 'Go Green Week' - a week dedicated to raising awareness on tackling climate issues.

The Department of Energy is to form a technical working group composed of industry participants that will look into setting minimum energy performance standards for cars and light duty vehicles.

A simple device developed by Loughborough University engineers will give access to cleaner and cheap renewable energy to India’s poor.

More than 60 of New Zealand’s largest energy-using businesses are now working with the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority to save on energy use .

Aviva stadium, home of the Ireland rugby team will be fully powered by renewable energy for the upcoming 2016 Six Nations tournament, becoming the first stadium in the competition to be so.

Carmakers from April 1 may have to affix a label mentioning the fuel economy star rating which will help buyers choose vehicles on the basis of efficiency benchmark.

Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign Tuesday rolled out a plan to increase building energy efficiency standards as a way to cut emissions and save on energy costs.

More than $12trn will need to be invested in new renewable power generation over the next 25 years to achieve the climate goals laid out in the Paris agreement, according to a new report from research group Bloomberg New Energy Finance and sustainability non-profit Ceres.

The 2016 Rio Oympic and Paralympic games has been awarded the top global sustainability certificate for events, ISO 20121.

The Solar Power North Africa Conference is scheduled to take place in Cairo between 9 and 10 February, aiming to forge renewable energy-based solutions to the region’s energy challenges.

Reducing the energy consumption of the military is 'an operational imperative' and can save soldier lives, according to military alliance NATO.

World Green Building Council issues new research suggesting greener shops can boost customer experience – and grow the bottom line

Investigations are underway to examine the costs and benefits of introducing mandatory Minimum Energy Performance Standards for swimming pool pumps in Australia.

British families squander twice as much money on food waste each month as they think they do, according to YouGov research commissioned by Sainsbury's.

Denmark is keen to work with Ethiopia on renewable energy development.

Innovation will be “absolutely fundamental” if the UK is to meet its 2050 energy and carbon targets.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for global investment into clean energy to be doubled by 2020 in order to keep global temperature increases below 2C as set out in Paris.

The European Commission is proposing stricter rules to ensure car manufacturers comply with all safety, environmental and production requirements.

Householders in Wadebridge, Cornwall are being offered cheaper electricity when the sun is out.

The government is investing £40 million in projects which boost the use of electric vehicles.

Gulf countries could save up to $87 billion from lower gas and oil prices if they achieve their renewable energy targets by 2030.

Lagos, the megacity of Nigeria, has found a new energy source, thanks to Pavegen.

Researchers believe they have found the next way to cure winter blues – for electric vehicle battery technology.

Energy storage is a technology which can deliver stable solutions to the power system.

The islands made its renewable target only in 2010 in a bid to wean itself off a reliance on imported diesel-generated power.