The UK government made four proposals to ensure aging power plants are replaced and climate targets met, including setting a floor price on carbon emissions and guaranteeing long-term prices for low-carbon generators.
“The current energy market …
California regulators are expected to adopt by the end of week sweeping greenhouse gas regulations involving financial incentives for power plants and other major polluters to curb emissions.
Regulators began hearings around the legislation mid-week about what …
Significant cuts in greenhouse gas emissions over the next two decades could give polar bears a chance of surviving over the long term by preserving the Arctic sea ice on which they depend, a new …
The UN climate change conference closed with the adoption of a package of measures that while modest and not legally-binding, represent a major step forward towards a deal being reached next year in Durban. It gives …
Australia doubled its funding for Indonesia’s efforts to slash its greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and praised the country’s “strong leadership” on climate change.
Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd announced an additional $45 million in funding for cooperation on …
Climate Change Minister Greg Combet has defended Australia’s 5 percent emissions reduction target by 2020 saying it compared well to ”higher numerical targets” set by other countries because of the historic dominance of coal in Australia’s energy …
A new government plan will allow Australian farmers to sell carbon credits by planting trees and reducing emissions from farm animals such as cows and sheep.
“Farmers would be able to sell carbon credits on international and …
Republicans won the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday, effectively killing hopes of a climate bill being passed by Congress. But at the same time two states struck ahead with their own climate action.
In California, voters kept their …
Litigation over proposed greenhouse gas emission regulations by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is sharply on the rise, according to a new report.
The number of climate-change related lawsuits doubled in 2006-7, hit a plateau for …
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, visiting Papua New Guinea today, met with various politicians and activists to discuss the environment and climate change.
She has offered to help Papua New Guinea create a sovereign wealth fund to manage its resource …