New climate deal push will not repeat Copenhagen mistakes – UN envoy

Efforts to forge a new global agreement on global warming will not repeat the mistakes that dogged the landmark climate summit in Copenhagen five years ago, Ban Ki-moon’s special envoy on climate change has vowed.

US justice system was always going to find BP guilty

BP has spent years waiting to hear its punishment for the Gulf of Mexico disaster. On Thursday, the verdict it regarded as its worst case scenario landed with thudding predictability.

Iraq Oil Explorers Evacuate More Staff After Islamist Surge

Oil explorers in Kurdistan halted operations and evacuated more staff as Islamist militants advanced into northern Iraq.

Iran dismisses Barack Obama's claim that sanctions prompted nuclear talks

Iran has said comments in Barack Obama's State of the Union speech about how sanctions linked to its nuclear programme had forced Tehran to the negotiating table were "unrealistic and unconstructive".

Pollution economics: China introduces carbon cap-and-trade programs to reduce emissions

With more than 1 million people in China dying prematurely each year from breathing its dirty air, and with warming temperatures portending rising sea levels and disruptions to food production, the centrally planned Communist country is experimenting with a capitalist approach to address the problem: It is creating incentives so that the market - and not the government - will force reductions in emissions.

Obama, GOP Face Showdown Over EPA Nomination

The White House is headed for a showdown with Senate Republicans over President Obama's pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency.

Keystone XL decision will define Barack Obama's legacy on climate change

Very few of us have the opportunity in life to look forward to our legacy. However, sometimes events occur that we just know will shape how history will judge us. One of those events is about to happen to President Barack Obama.

Obama keeps coal in the crosshairs

President Obama got a little feisty on the climate change issue during Tuesday night's State of the Union.

Climate change is back on the table

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Climate change is once again a hot topic in the Untied States.

Natural gas prices drop 3 percent

NEW YORK (AP) — The price of natural gas dropped more than 3 percent Thursday following reports of an unexpectedly large increase in U.S. supplies.

Senate panel reins in Pentagon on clean energy

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon's investment in green energy requires too much green paper for some in Congress.

Obama Finds Oil in Markets Is Sufficient to Sideline Iran

WASHINGTON — After careful analysis of oil prices and months of negotiations, President Obama on Friday determined that there was sufficient oil in world markets to allow countries to significantly reduce their Iranian imports, clearing the way for Washington to impose severe new sanctions intended to slash Iran’s oil revenue and press Tehran to abandon its nuclear ambitions.

Why the Keystone Pipeline Won't Ease Pain at the Pump

President Obama’s March 22 speech at the site of a TransCanada (TRP) pipe yard in Cushing, Okla., was an attempt to highlight his administration’s energy policies as both economically sensible and environmentally sustainable.

ENERGY: Obama Pushes Forward on Clean Energy Without Congress

With Congress gridlocked and clean-energy policy stifled by solar-panel maker Solyndra's default on a federal loan, President Obama said on Tuesday evening in his State of the Union address that he is pressing forward with major initiatives in solar and wind energy that his administration can shepherd on its own.