The aviation and shipping sectors would be included in global carbon-cutting measures for the first time under a European Union proposal to be tabled at December

India and China struck an agreement on Wednesday to co-ordinate efforts to combat climate change that has at its core demands that the developed world take the lead in cutting global carbon emissions.

THE planet is warming, but the mood among climate negotiators seems as chilly as ever. On October 9th the penultimate round of talks before December

MANY commentators fear that Barack Obama

AS THE December Copenhagen conference on climate change approaches, the world

Denmark, South Africa and India are among the countries with the most effective energy policies, according to the World Energy Council, an industry group.

The Council on Tuesday publishes its first World Energy and Climate Policy assessment, which aims to review the performance of 88 countries on issues such as access to energy, reliability of supplies, and levels of greenhouse gas emissions.

Not many of the 100 heads of state who met in New York on 22 September will be around in 2050