Once booed at international climate talks, the United States won sustained applause Sunday when President Barack Obama's envoy pledged to "make up for lost time" in reaching a global agreement on climate change. ...more

March 30, 2009

Divided over the best way to fight the economic downturn, finance officials of the leading industrial nations agreed Saturday to commit more money to help developing countries, step up efforts to revive bank lending and regulate hedge funds. ...more

March 15, 2009

World energy demand will grow 50 percent over the next two decades, oil prices could rise to $186 a barrel and coal will remain the biggest source of electricity despite its effect on global warming, government experts predict. ...more

June 26, 2008