U.S. President Barack Obama, in his first address to Congress on February 24, said he will push for a carbon trading scheme and invest heavily in renewable energy.
“To … save our planet from the ravages …

WASHINGTON –  The Obama Administration has named a special envoy to lead U.S. efforts to fight global warming and forge new international accords on reducing carbon emissions and developing clean energy.
 
On January 26 U.S. Secretary …

More than 500 businesses joined Japan’s voluntary emissions trading scheme within two months of its launch, the Japanese government said before the Christmas holidays.
Tokyo pointed to power utilities’ voluntary pledge to cut their carbon by …

The U.S. Congress is unlikely to tackle climate change this year, despite repeatedly including climate change among the challenges that require urgent attention, the Wall Street Journal reported on one of its blogs.
House speaker Nanci …

A professional association of senior executives responsible for climate change and energy is to launch in the U.S. within the next year, Carbon Finance reported on January 7.
Provisionally called the Association of Corporate Climate Change …

Australia pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 5 to 15 percent by 2020 versus 2000 levels, with the higher target to be met only if other countries agree on tough new targets to fight climate change by …

Australia delayed the announcement of its 2020 greenhouse gas emission reduction targets to after the Climate Change Conference in Poznan, Poland, rather than prior to it as initially announced. The targets will now be made public …

ROME/ACCRA, 25 November 2008 (FAO) – Although Africa contributes significantly to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from sources other than fossil fuels, it could be absorbing more carbon from the atmosphere than it puts back …