Barack Obama
Obama administration delivers parting green gift with Arctic drilling ban
Flurry of environmental rules set to be enacted, as outgoing administration looks to strengthen green protections ahead of Trump presidency
Highway 61 recharged? Obama steps up electric vehicle charging investment
White House announces major new drive to accelerate electric vehicle adoption
Beyond Hinkley
The Hinkley Point project is understandably controversial, argues Kirsty Gogan, but nuclear innovation could yet sit at the heart of the government's industrial strategy
Al Gore joins Clinton campaign to talk climate action with young voters
Democrats campaign recruits former US vice president in bid to appeal to millenials concerned about climate change
US moves to insert climate threat into national security policy
President Obama signs Memorandum to link climate and national security policy as renowned scientists slam Donald Trump for stance on climate action
Is US climate action set to ratchet up even further?
Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton says she would seek to nudge US emissions target up to 30 per cent cut from current 26-28 per cent goal
Obama: Climate action won't succeed if we 'pretend a snowball in winter means nothing's wrong'
President slams climate sceptic Republicans as he unveils raft of new initiatives to help Western US tackle climate impacts
Obama launches scheme to boost EV charging infrastructure
White House announces series of initiatives to boost the number of electric vehicle charging stations across the US
Obama announces new goal to deliver 1GW of solar to low-income households
Clean Energy Savings for All Initiative promises to accelerate rollout of solar power and efficiency upgrades in low-income communities, while training people for solar jobs
Obama slams inaction on climate change as temperature records tumble
US president attacks those who 'pay lip service' to natural beauty while blocking efforts to tackle climate change
Climate scientists urge Obama to rule out more Arctic oil and gas exploration
Letter asking the president to prevent future hunting for oil in the waters follows a series of new heat and melting records in the Arctic, which stunned researchers
US energy-related emissions sink 12 per cent below 2005 benchmark
Falling coal use and cheap natural gas powering the drop in carbon emissions, US officials say
Business voices come out in support of Clean Power Plan
Eight corporate giants speak out forcefully about the business benefits of the federal plan to mitigate carbon emissions, using friend-of-the-court briefs to jump into the controversy
Obama bans oil drilling along Atlantic seaboard
Environmental groups call president's reversal an outsize victory after backlash from communities that fear Gulf of Mexico rig disaster could happen again
Obama to kill off Arctic oil drilling
President also expected to protect large areas of Atlantic coast after backlash from communities that fear Gulf of Mexico rig disaster could happen again
US and Canada join forces for fresh climate action push
Canadian premier Justin Trudeau and US president Barack Obama expected to announce range of new climate initiatives, including plans to slash methane emissions and boost protection for the Arctic
States throw weight behind US clean energy transition
Bipartisan group of 17 governors unveil new Accord for a New Energy Future, underlining support for clean energy investment
US Clean Power Plan halt: No need to panic just yet
The Supreme Court's decision to stay the Clean Power Plan while legal action is heard is less than ideal, but it will barely make a dent in US clean energy investment
The climate rhetoric gulf between Obama and Cameron has never been wider
As President Obama asks why anyone would not want to accelerate clean tech investment, David Cameron comes up with an answer of sorts
Obama on climate change: 'In fields from Iowa to Texas, wind power is now cheaper than dirtier, conventional power'
Obama used his final State of the Union address to tout the economic benefits of climate change - read an extract of the speech below
Obama hails climate action as economic success story in final State of the Union address
President praises economic impact of clean energy rollout and promises renewed reform of oil and coal markets in his last State of the Union address
Obama to tout climate legacy as study highlights $7.4bn economic boost from US renewables surge
New study details how US renewable portfolio standard policies are delivering billions of dollars in environmental and economic benefits
Five ways 2016 will be a make or break year for climate change
Fossil fuel subsidies, a corporate clean energy boom and more: Mixed messages on climate are poised to come to a head
Keystone XL developers to sue Obama administration
TransCanada has launched a lawsuit for $15bn in lost investment, claiming Obama overstepped Constitutional authority in rejecting the controversial pipeline
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