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"Bryan Welch, author of Beautiful and Abundant, tells Oliver Balch that the way to engage people on sustainability is to be optimistic, hopeful and joyful"

"The term sustainability has been stretched to become almost meaningless. It's time to talk about regeneration, writes Herbert Girardet"

Which countries in the world emit the most carbon dioxide? How fast has China overtaken the US to reach the number one position? And why does Gibraltar have such high emissions per person? This interactive guide made for us by Craig Bloodworth of the Information Lab gives you a way to navigate the latest Energy Information Administration data

"The decline of wild bees and other pollinators may be an even more alarming threat to crop yields than the loss of honeybees, a worldwide study suggests, revealing the irreplaceable contribution of wild insects to global food production."

"The Australian state of Victoria is now one of the most difficult places in the world to build a wind farm."

"The Coalition will impose new noise monitoring rules on windfarms that the multibillion dollar industry says will inflict crippling costs, provide no useful information and represent another victory for an anti-noise campaign by concerned citizens backed in part by the climate sceptic lobby."

"To explain the latest 20% rise of electricity cost in Queensland, look no further than the free market reforms kickstarted in the 1990s"

"Some of the most extreme predictions of global warming are unlikely to materialise, new scientific research has suggested, but the world is still likely to be in for a temperature rise of double that regarded as safe."

"The world's biggest wind turbine manufacturer is joining forces with environmental groups in a global campaign to rouse the "silent majority" of people who support renewable energy to fight back against what it claims is "misinformation" spread by some anti-wind activists that is threatening the industry."

"Clean Energy Regulator data has been analysed by solar lobby group 100% renewable energy to show the breakdown of home solar installations by electorate in Australia, with estimates for capacity, dollars saved off power bills, and cost of installation. Explore the distribution of solar with this interactive map - use the drop-down menu to change between total and proportion, or click on an electorate for more detailed information."

"Abbott's latest remarks on carbon pricing betray the fact that his views on climate change are inspired from the depths of the climate denier blogosphere"

"Despite controversial funding of climate deniers and a management team with a fleet of jets, Google is leading the way on greening its energy supplies"

"Hopes for 'safe' temperature increase within 2C fade as Hawaii station documents second-greatest emissions increase"

"UK cities pay to send rubbish to Norwegian incinerators, but green campaigners warn of dangers"

"EU legislation is fuelling a multibillion-dollar market. As landfill charges increase, it is often cheaper to send rubbish abroad"

"Better recycling and resource use has potential for net exports of more than £20bn and 10,000 new jobs by 2020"

"Instead of trying to convince climate sceptics they are wrong, why not start a conversation about why people with centre-right views should care about climate change?"

"As a result, British Columbia's greenhouse gas emissions fell 10 percent between 2008 and 2011, as compared to a 1.1 percent decline for the rest of Canada. The carbon tax was introduced right before the recession hit in 2008, so while Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fell slightly between 2008 and 2011 in British Columbia, that change was on par with the small decline in Canada's GDP. Thus while it's inconclusive whether the carbon tax is helping or hurting British Columbia's economy, it's certainly not having the seriously damaging economic effect that alarmist opponents claim that carbon taxes will have."

"Most business people who struggle to get their brains around long-term sustainability find it easier to grasp if they think about their children or grandchildren. Indeed, several CEOs I have worked with have pointed to their children as a key reason why they switched on to the agenda, one or two because they were beaten up (verbally, they say) at the family breakfast table. But the capitalist system thinks otherwise. In fact my title is a direct quote from a hard-hitting quarterly investor letter released a few days ago by financial analyst Jeremy Grantham. His message is that if we proceed on current capitalist lines, "the planet's goose is cooked.""

"More than 32 million people fled their homes last year because of disasters such as floods, storms and earthquakes - 98% of displacement related to climate change. Asia and west and central Africa bore the brunt. Some 1.3 million people were displaced in rich countries, with the US particularly affected. Floods in India and Nigeria accounted for 41% of displacement, according to the International Displacement Monitoring Centre and Norwegian Refugee Council"