Obama cancels plans for oil leases in the Arctic
The Obama administration is abandoning plans to open the Arctic Ocean to more drilling in the face of dwindling industry interest and massive environmental opposition….
The Obama administration is abandoning plans to open the Arctic Ocean to more drilling in the face of dwindling industry interest and massive environmental opposition….
Climate change can do more harm to the U.S. economy than to the environment. This is basically what Florida senator Marco Rubio said when replying to…
Unfair Chinese aluminium trading is killing the European industry and, if the country is given market economy status by the European Union, it could have…
A new step to promote the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in the Asia-Pacific Region. The further boost comes with the establishment of a centre in Bangkok, Thailand, which…
100 to go. Developed country Parties under the Kyoto Protocol today enter the final 100 days of the emission reduction treaty’s accounting period during which they ensure…
High expectations are being built around the forthcoming 21st Conference of the Parties (COP-21) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which will…
President Obama’s Clean Power Plan has rightly been hailed as the most important action any president has taken to address the climate crisis. The new rule…
With Monday’s release of landmark rules to combat global warming, President Obama is putting into place what probably will be the last piece of his…
Last April Tesla Motors unveiled its Powerwall and Powerpack lithium ion batteries for homes and utility-scale applications, which could facilitate an increased role for wind…
California’s renewable energy revolution is a model for the rest of the United States. The state is now getting nearly a quarter of its power from…
Representatives from countries across the world convene in Bonn this week for the final climate negotiations in the lead-up to COP 21 this winter, the…
Citigroup Inc. recently pledged $100 billion for lending, investing, and facilitating deals related to sustainability, renewable energy, and climate change mitigation. This is yet another…
An earlier version of this story represented the IEA’s scenario for solar in 2050 as a forecast when it was in fact one of several…