Not that long ago, the world wondered whether clean energy could survive without lavish government support. Now the question is how far it can spread.

• The source of the world’s biggest underwater pool of the powerful greenhouse gas methane has been discovered in the Pacific Ocean by a team of scientists.

Member states approve changes, including €12bn innovation fund, to emissions plan for cleaner technology and pollution cuts.

Subsidies should end for many types of biomass, a new Chatham House report argues, because they are failing to help cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Greenpeace analysis of official Chinese government forecasts suggests carbon emissions from the world's biggest polluter could drop one per cent this year .

Study claims 50 percent chance of major chill before end of the century.

A musical protest at the Rio carnival will stress the damaging impacts of factory farming on indigenous people and on global warming.

Swedish forest and garden products company gets approval from high profile initiative for 33 per cent emissions reduction goal .

A study has found that fiscal policies introduced by governments in developing countries can have a significant effect on lowering harmful carbon emissions and help countries with fulfilling their

Southeast Asia faces a major challenge: meeting its growing energy needs while limiting its greenhouse gas emissions.