On Tuesday, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) issued its 2009 Q4 report, indicating that the 9,922 megawatts of wind capacity added last year was the largest on record.  This new capacity represents an expansion of the nation’s wind plant fleet by 39% and brings total wind power generating capacity in the U.S. to over [...]

In just over a week, President Obama will be in Copenhagen supporting the need for a global agreement on measures to combat climate change. The question now becomes how much leadership will he really show in Copenhagen ?

The White House announced on Wednesday that President Obama will travel to Copenhagen on Dec. 9 to participate in the United Nations Climate Change Conference to work with the international community on making progress toward a comprehensive and operational Copenhagen accord. According to the White House, Obama will present U.S. emissions reduction targets below 2005 [...]

On Tuesday, President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao announced agreed upon measures to strengthen cooperation between the United States and China on clean energy.  The measures include:

Establishment of a U.S. – China Clean Energy Research Center (Read more)
Launch of a U.S.-China Electric Vehicles Initiative (Read more)
Launch of a new U.S.-China Energy Efficiency Action [...]

President Obama and other world leaders have decided that a fully binding legal agreement is not likely to be reached during the global climate conference next month in Copenhagen.  According to Michael Froman, the Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economic Affairs, “There was an assessment by the leaders that it is unrealistic to expect [...]