The huge US drought in 2012 wasn’t a result of human-induced climate change, according to scientists. Last summer was the driest in recorded history in the...
A study has said that New York City could be powered by energy from wind, solar and hydro technologies with intelligent and long-sight investment into renewables. With...
Climate scientist James Hansen announced this week that he would be retiring from his role at NASA to focus more on climate activism. His decision couldn’t...
Oil giant BP is facing civil claims for up to $17.6 billion (£11.6 billion) in relation to the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico....
Barack Obama is reshuffling his pack ahead of his second term as US president. Charlie Wood assesses how the new-look cabinet will fare when faced with...
Barack Obama has said that a global failure to respond to climate change would mean “[betraying] our children and future generations”, as he embarked on a...
Recent spates of extreme weather events such as flooding, wildfires and superstorms have gone some way to changing the way sceptics view climate change, according to...
Twelve years ago today, the US Supreme Court gave a ruling that declared George W Bush the country’s 43rd president. Now that the dust has settled...
After a campaign that was noticeably silent on climate change issues, re-elected US president Barack Obama is presented with a unique opportunity to provide strong leadership...
Nine out of 10 people in the US want to see a greater emphasis on renewable energy in their country’s future energy mix, according to a...
Mitt Romney is almost certain to be the next Republican Party presidential candidate. But what if he wins? Can the US, governed by Romney’s Grand Old...