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Committee on Climate Change hails major pledges this week from China and USA

President dismisses 'naysayers' of new clean power plan with predictions the rule will boost economy

And one reason why it does not go nearly far enough

BusinessGreen runs down all the latest reaction to new proposals to cut power sector emissions by 30 per cent

Environmental Protection Agency reveals much-anticipated targets designed to tackle climate change and save up to $93bn

Obama claims failure to limit carbon emissions from power plants is 'not smart, not safe, and doesn't make sense'

New York and California among eight states working in partnership to accelerate deployment of zero-emission vehicles

Proposed regulations could cut carbon pollution by up to 25 per cent but President still faces potential opposition from Republicans

A year after signing the Climate Declaration, and with a new CEO, GM sticks to its guns on harnessing climate change to innovate

Move hailed as major milestone in transition towards distributed energy supplies and a low carbon economy