Carbon Emissions

Leading senators say ambitious climate change bill will give America a chance to reclaim its energy independence

The former World Bank chief economist says US needs to overcome its internal politics to enable world to tackle climate change

Aviation sector wants to avoid a closed trading scheme and forced carbon emissions cuts

The Government is ignoring its own figures on the true carbon cost of building a third runway, say Liberal Democrats

Public body could save money and play leading role in creating a more sustainable society

Ewan continues his journey by ferry from China to Japan but is still unsure if he's taken the most eco-friendly option

In bunks 28-32, two poets, a phone salesman, a student, a German, and a Kiwi philosophise as they wend their way across the largest country on Earth...

The findings of a strategic environmental assessment open the way for an increase in the number of offshore wind farms, which could produce enough energy to power every household in the UK

Scientists are leading the charge against political foot-dragging on climate change, with James Hansen arrested for protesting against coal mining and Kevin Anderson warning the UK Government its emissions levels are 'dangerously optimistic'

The argument for desalination plants isn't won yet, reports Mark Anslow

International aviation is the UK’s fastest-growing source of carbon emissions, and yet the government isn't even accounting for them. Peter Lockley explains why we urgently need to call a halt to airport expansion