Fashion meets renewable energy – clothes that charge your smartphone

From fibres that convert sunlight into electrical energy, to uploading your kinetic energy to a green energy bank, the worlds of fashion and technology are merging

• How can technology advance sustainability in fashion? – live online chat on Tuesday 5 August, 1pm BST

Brian Cox: scientists giving false sense of debate on climate change

‘Research presented as overly precise climate predictions rather than best advice is manipulated by nonsensical sceptics’

How can we accelerate the shift to a sustainable future? 24 Reasons for Hope by Climate Reality

Dedicate a Day to Climate Fight. 24 Reasons for Hope will ask each of us to dedicate a day to make a difference. The Climate Reality Project‘s fourth-annual 24 Hours of Reality broadcast, 24 Hours of Reality: 24 Reasons for Hope, will be presented live from Brooklyn, New York on September 16-17, beginning 12 PM … Read more

Stephen Burks on DIY-meets-luxury and sustainable design

The modernist designer seeks ‘a return of the hand’ – or handmade products – in high-end consumerism

Orangutan experts plead for Australian food manufacturers to reject palm oil

Apes, elephants, rhinos and tigers at dire risk if unsustainable palm oil plantations allowed in Sumatran reserve