Barack Obama

As White House launches new $1bn green loan guarantee programme, President Obama urges the energy industry to back his decarbonisation plan

Statement distances presidential candidate from Barack Obama's position on Arctic oil

US President will highlight effects of climate change on Alaska to call for international action

Government-backed report confirms US wind energy capacity grew eight per cent last year, making country the "global leader in total wind energy production"

Alpha Natural Resources files for Chapter 11 protection as plummeting coal prices leave company struggling with debt mountain

BusinessGreen runs down the need to know facts from the EPA's new power plant rules

Obama: 'I don't want my grandkids not to be able to swim in Hawaii or climb a mountain and see a glacier because we didn't do something about it'

Key government and industry figures give their reaction to the Obama administration's crackdown on power plant emissions

The EPA's Clean Power Plan promises to be an historically significant turning point in the global effort to tackle climate change

Finalised EPA rules expected to crack down on coal and slash power sector emissions by 32 per cent by 2030