China

Official announces threefold rise in targets for installed capacity of both wind and solar by 2020

Top environmental official cites decline in polution control

As plans for three more Chinese wind farms secure approval, the government announces that it is to invest $15bn in bolstering wind energy capacity

New incentives expected to expand use of solar and wind power

John Kerry hails "most constructive and productive discussions" for the past 20 years

End to free distribution policy by retailers leads to plastic bag use falling by two-thirds in a year

1.5 MW rooftop system to be biggest in China's Jiangsu province

Road tax breaks for low-emission vehicles and incentives for electric cars and fuel cell vehicles also available

Officials sign up to new clean tech and environmental planning training course

With the historic Copenhagen climate change conference fast approaching, the UN releases its first "real negotiating text"