USA

EPA instructed to freeze grant funding for research, air pollution monitoring, and water quality testing among other programmes

New President expected to take action to neuter social cost of carbon rules and fast-track oil pipeline approvals

White House underlines early commitment to ending 'harmful and unnecessary policies such as the Climate Action Plan and the Waters of the US rule'

Polls reveal clear majority of Americans back action to tackle climate change, despite new administration's promise to tear up climate policies

The narrative suggesting Trump will run America the way you run a corporation is becoming received wisdom, but his approach has little in common with the best the global business community has to offer

In one of his final acts as President, Obama arranges second cash transfer to Green Climate Fund in attempt to meet US obligations before Trump takes power

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