US election 2012

President uses first press conference since re-election to make personal commitment to deliver action on climate change

Al Gore calls on President to use his mandate to push forward carbon pricing plan, as governors launch bi-partisan push to extend wind tax credit

From scientifically literate Presidents to electric Formula One, we run down the top stories from the past week

Marc Gunther explores whether President Obama's victory and looming fiscal cliff could open the door for a US carbon tax

President warns against the "destructive power of a warming planet" in victory speech

Final wave of attack ads slam Romney's failure to address climate change in wake of Superstorm Sandy

Mayor's endorsement could turn climate change into a serious election issue – and it might even embolden Republicans

Bill Clinton and Al Gore among those calling for fresh focus on issue that neither candidate mentioned in televised debates

With Hurricane Sandy threatening the east coast of America, Obama admits he was 'surprised' climate change did not appear in Presidential debates

Environmentalists left irate as presidential debates ignore climate change for the first time since 1984