World leaders and veterans have gathered in Northern France to mark the 70th anniversary of D-day, the allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Normandy during the second world...
The majority of Americans would support new government guidelines to cut pollution from power plants, unveiled on Monday, even if they raise their energy bills, according to...
A group of 128 companies and 49 investors, worth $800 billion in assets, has sent letters of support to Barack Obama, backing the president’s new guidelines...
Tougher emission restrictions set to be disclosed on Monday by Barack Obama have been praised as a strong signal to other big polluters ahead of crucial...
Barack Obama is set to reveal one of the most significant action plans on climate change in US history, pledging to significantly cut carbon pollution from...
Barack Obama has given the go-ahead to reinstalling solar panels on the roof of the White House, 28 years after some were removed by Ronald Reagan....
Scientists in the US are preparing to unveil the National Climate Assessment (NCA), which outlines the threats that people in the US are already facing because...
The South Korean defence ministry is worried about signals of a possible nuclear test arriving from neighbouring Punggye-ri in North Korea, where three previous tests had...
Former US president Jimmy Carter has urged current president Barack Obama and secretary of state John Kerry to reject the construction of the controversial Keystone XL...
People in war-torn Afghanistan took to polling stations on Saturday to vote for the country’s new president, paving the way for the first ever peaceful power...
The Netherlands has vowed to stop financing new coal projects overseas, in an announcement that has been hailed as another positive sign for the fossil fuel...
Twenty-eight Democrat politicians in the US have taken to the Senate for an all-night session of climate change discussions, an initiative aimed at raising awareness among...
Investors in the US currently have an “incomplete picture” about how companies they invest in affect the political process, according to a new guide that aims...
The presidents of France and the US have issued a joint call for an “ambitious” global agreement to tackle climate change ahead of the crucial 2015...
FirstEnergy, one of the largest investor-owned electricity suppliers in the US, has agreed to assess its carbon emissions, after shareholders asked the company to become more...