USA

Oil giant joins Shell in focusing on more "economically viable" US wind farm developments

Californian voters reject plans for renewable energy targets, but approve proposals for high speed rail network

Experts claim prospect of genuinely global carbon market bolstered by historic election victory

Obama's dominance of the environmental and energy debate deserves the green business movement's backing

Plans to water-down power plant pollution legislation under fire, as Congressional Committee warns any changes would likely face legal challenges

Wide-reaching plan sets out proposals for cap-and-trade and raft of new environmental legislation to be in place by 2012

Fresh from securing venture backing, US wind farm developer is touting joint venture development model to local land owners

World must become more like California if we want to avoid total geopolitical breakdown, argues report

As new proposals for a US cap-and-trade scheme are debuted, presidential hopefuls both reiterate commitment to tackle carbon emissions

Environment committee votes for emission standards that would halt the building of coal-fired plants without CCS