USA
SodaStream’s ‘green’ Super Bowl ad banned
Banned advertisement says using Sodastream instead of buying drinks from Coke or Pepsi could save 500 million bottles
Al Gore: UK leaders ‘seriously misinformed’ about climate change
Former US Vice President tells Channel 4 news he is concerned David Cameron has lost his will to address climate change
Republicans increase Keystone pressure on Obama
Influential Congressional committee led by climate sceptic Fred Upton to launch series of hearings focusing on benefits of fossil fuels in USA
John Kerry appointment welcomed by climate groups
Reaction from green groups to John Kerry’s official appointment as the USA’s leading diplomat
Virgin America owner Branson calls time on plastic
Responding to letter from customer airline chief Richard Branson says he’ll look into ways to cut use of plastic on board
Al Gore: American democracy has been hacked
New book from former USA VP called ‘The Future’ claims oil, coal and gas companies operate a form of mind control over Americans
John Kerry promises to be “passionate advocate” on climate change
Incoming Secretary of State says global warming is a ‘life threatening issue’ and promises to make judgements based on facts and not ideology
Clinton climate advisor asks Obama to back cap and trade
IETA chief Dirk Forrister calls on President to revisit cap and trade legislation
10 ways Barack Obama can address climate change
The President placed the climate on the agenda in his inaugural address on Monday – but how can he achieve his goals?
Star Trek, Piers Morgan and the US climate change debate
As President Obama puts the climate front and centre in his inauguration speech, a look at the topics gathering attention through the White House e-petition scheme illustrates the scale of the challenge ahead
Obama reaction: Sierra Club, WWF & scientists on climate pledge
Climate change took a central role in President Obama’s second inaugural address as he called for the US to seize the opportunities it presents
Obama calls on US to seize opportunity of clean energy revolution
President uses his second inauguration speech to warn on the dangers of ignoring climate change and says sustainable energy is at heart of maintaining “economic vitality”
Mayor Bloomberg: Cities can lead climate change action
New York Mayor praises China, slams coal and says “fracking never killed anyone”
USA says 2015 may be last chance for global UN climate change deal
Lead US negotiator Todd Stern calls for a flexible deal that distributes responsibility in a way that represents the modern world
Harvard academic: Obama unlikely to make climate a priority
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Climate change nation: Evidence of impact visible across US
Draft of the National Climate Assessment 2013 finds climate impacts from receding sea ice in Alaska to water shortages in the south east
EU cautious on Obama climate change u-turn
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Coal comeback threatens Obama’s climate change policy
Despite accusations of the White House’s ‘War on Coal’, the coal industry is in good health in the US, which is bad news for the climate
US 2012 weather extremes mapped
The National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has published a map of extreme US events with low snowfall, continuing drought and damaged crops leaving a difficult legacy for 2013
2012 warmest year on record for USA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says weather was “consistent with a warming world” but can’t be linked exclusively to climate change