USA

City on the verge of banning stores from distributing single-use plastic grocery bags

US President warns rising temperatures will lead to severe impacts, as his advisor confirms new climate measures will be unveiled in coming weeks

Cape Wind expected to reach financial close this year, after 12 years in development

Engineering giant accelerates development of smart city support services

Nearly 50 mayors from cities across the country sign declaration advocating moves to cut environmental impacts and mitigate climate risk

Swiss-built solar-powered plane successfully travels across the continent to highlight potential of zero-emissions transport

Reports suggest long-awaited measures to curb US greenhouse gas emissions will be announced next month

Verdantix study predicts investment in energy, environment and sustainability by US blue chips will climb five per cent a year through to 2017

Redrawing the Energy Climate Map sets out four point plan that would curb global emissions ahead of 2020, while imposing no net cost on economy

Presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping end summit with deal to cooperate on limiting the production and consumption of HFC gases