USA

New report from GlobalData suggests US investment will drive surge in market growth to $81bn peak in 2019, followed by $10bn fall in value after removal of clean energy tax credit

US Secretary of State nominee and former Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson faces questions on climate change stance in Senate confirmation hearing

Mayors from San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland and Seattle moot plans to potentially order 24,000 EVs for their municipal fleets

US President praises progress on clean energy, but says bolder action is needed to save world from worst effects of climate change

NRG Energy and JX Nippon announce Petra Nova plant in Texas has been completed "on-budget and on-schedule"

States top the US rankings for clean energy procurement in new report that suggests a pro-renewables stance helps regions entice business investment

Over 600 businesses have written to the President-elect calling for continued US support for the Paris Agreement, but it remains unclear if Trump is really willing to re-think his opposition to the treaty

IEEFA highlights how China's dominance of clean energy sectors is set to be bolstered by billions of dollars of new investment in coming years

S&P's Michael Ferguson explains how energy generation and credit ratings might be affected as a result of the US election outcome

What a long, strange trip it's been - but for sustainable business, it was another banner year