Climate change will be near the top of the agenda as US Secretary of State embarks on first foreign tour
But reign could be short-lived with China doubling capacity year-on-year
UN secretary general warns that China and India must do more to cut emissions, sparking fears of Copenhagen stand-off
Chinese premier says he hopes internal greenhouse gas emission targets signal adequate commitment to tackling climate change
In further evidence that China's love affair with coal is drawing to a close, government officials accept there is a link between high birth defect rates and pollution
Consumers in developing economies show greater interest in green products, increasing likelihood that clean tech investment will migrate towards emerging markets
Emergence of Chinese clean tech hub underlined as VC investment in the region increases more than fivefold
$1.3bn solar farm to come online by 2010, producing 166MW of power a year
EU delegates in Poznan claim the continent will go virtually zero carbon by 2050 if China and India sign up to binding emission reduction deal
New website designed to help local authorities identify which recyclable materials it can still find a buyer for