US Elections
5 ways climate issues played out in the US election
Most Americans see climate change as a serious threat, fracking did not swing the vote in key states but climate-vulnerable Florida went to Trump despite his denialism
Why Trump would doom international climate action
The Donald’s energy vision is a dystopian nightmare, which would increase US emissions and collapse international efforts to combat climate change
Wikileaks emails show Democrats see climate as weapon
Huge correspondence leak causes trouble for Democrats ahead of Philadelphia convention – but illustrates use of climate to target Donald Trump
Trump: I’ll get miners back to work as US president
Billionaire businessman-turned politician places coal and steel at heart of economic plan, delivers veiled threat to green regulations
Climate emerges as critical Clinton weapon against Trump
Belief in global warming and policies to tackle greenhouse gas emissions are becoming a key dividing line ahead of the 2016 election
Half of Donald Trump’s supporters believe in global warming
Despite the Republican US presidential candidate’s claim that climate change is a hoax, a new survey has found that more than half of his supporters believe global warming is happening
What a difference a storm makes
Next week Obama and Romney go head to head in the polls for the US presidency. Has Superstorm Sandy turned climate change into the deciding issue of the 2012 election?
Why climate change was not ignored in the US Presidential debate
President Barack Obama and Governor Romney did not mention the ‘c’ word in the third and final election debate, but that did not stop climate change dominating discussions on foreign policy.
Obama and Romney remain silent on climate change in first US Presidential Debate
Climate Live: The latest climate change headlines curated by RTCC, updated daily from 0900-1700 BST
Activists get vocal over Obama and Romney ‘climate silence’
New climatesilence website aims to track statements made by both US Presidential Candidates, ahead of the elections on 6 November.
Thailand and Vietnam set to launch carbon markets
Climate Live: The latest climate change headlines curated by RTCC, updated daily from 0900-1700 BST
Republicans bid to stop Obama’s ‘War on Coal’
Legislation that would protect coal mines from closure and make Federal funding of renewables projects more difficult will be debated in Congress this week
Climate Live: Glasgow’s disused mines to heat the city, African farmers find ways to tackle drought and Obama says climate change is “not a hoax”
Today’s headlines, Glasgow’s disused mines to heat the city, African farmers find ways to tackle drought and Obama says climate change is “not a hoax”.
Obama tells crowd: “Denying climate change won’t make it stop”
Speaking to a crowd at Iowa State University, Obama calls of student to choose an energy future good for both the economy and the planet.
Congress will renew US wind energy subsidies, says Senate Majority Leader
Senator Harry Reid assures industry that the tax credit scheme will be renewed and takes swipe at climate sceptics.
Will Obama run a green election campaign?
As both the President and his staff speak out about climate change, how green will Obama’s election campaign be?