The United Nations has published a report to help lawmakers meeting at an upcoming UN climate summit to move closer to sealing a new agreement to confront potentially devastating global warming.

A clean-burning diesel sedan, Volkswagen AG's Jetta TDI, won the 'Green Car of the Year' award at the Los Angeles auto show, the first time a diesel-powered car has taken the industry's top environmental honour.

Barack Obama's pledge to work to reduce emissions sharply by 2020 is a huge signal of encouragement to countries negotiating a new climate pact, the head of the UN Climate Change said.

The Asian Development Bank’s reputation will be put to a test as it begins with its multi-stakeholder consultation on its Safeguard policies (Safeguards) at its headquarters in Manila.

Canada's Conservative government said that it would work to develop a North America-wide cap-and-trade system to limit emissions of greenhouse gases.

Unveiling a $15bn annual investment plan to build a clean energy future, president-elect Barack Obama said his presidency would mark a new chapter on America's leadership on climate change and would engage vigorously in negotiations on it.

Call it an economic and environmental murder mystery in the making: Will a cash-strapped Detroit kill the electric car -- again?

An MIT model can help the US fend off growing power shortages by bringing down costs of reducing down carbon dioxide emissions.

The conference, which begins Tuesday in Beverly Hills with some 700 participants expected, is an attempt by the Republican governor to influence a UN gathering in Poland next month.