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US Policy

Kerry ramps up US climate diplomacy efforts

Kerry ramps up US climate diplomacy efforts

US Secretary of State John Kerry continues efforts to develop climate consensus after China, Australia & EU meetings

Economics should dictate climate policy - Bush staffer

Economics should dictate climate policy – Bush staffer

Former White House economist says price on carbon only solution to climate issue

US Senators propose $20 carbon price

US Senators propose $20 carbon price

60% of revenues would be given to households as rebate, rest used for energy efficiency, lower deficit and boost clean energy research

Senate to be presented with US carbon tax plans

Senate to be presented with US carbon tax plans

Two senators will reveal details of new legislation to put a price on carbon, providing an early test of Obama’s resolve on climate change

Morgan Freeman leads Hollywood climate appeal to Obama

Morgan Freeman leads Hollywood climate appeal to Obama

Morgan Freeman, Edward Norton and Alec Baldwin join environmental NGOs in call for more climate change action from Barack Obama.

Comment: This is Obama's best chance to cement climate legacy

Comment: This is Obama’s best chance to cement climate legacy

Writing for RTCC, President Clinton’s former climate advisor Dirk Forrister urges Obama to put his climate action plans on the table during the State of the Union address

Cutting US emissions in eight simple steps

Cutting US emissions in eight simple steps

New report by the World Resources Institute (WRI) finds US needs drastic action to get carbon emissions back on track

US energy reboot cuts emissions 13% in five years

US energy reboot cuts emissions 13% in five years

Bloomberg report reveals renewable energy, gas and energy efficiency made mark on greenhouse gas output

Star Trek, Piers Morgan and the US climate change debate

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 calls on US to seize opportunity of clean energy revolution

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”

USA says 2015 may be last chance for global UN climate change deal

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

Harvard academic: Obama unlikely to make climate a priority

Climate Live: The latest climate change headlines curated by RTCC, updated daily from 0830-1700 GMT

Climate change nation: Evidence of impact visible across US

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

Coal comeback threatens Obama's climate change policy

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

Todd Stern: Climate talks need more than "paper ambition"

Todd Stern: Climate talks need more than “paper ambition”

Climate Live: The latest climate change headlines curated by RTCC, updated daily from 0830-1700 GMT

Schwarzenegger: California will lead US climate action

Schwarzenegger: California will lead US climate action

Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger says the State’s newly opened cap and trade scheme is a “blueprint” for future American climate action

Obama's "fiscal cliff" deal boosts US renewable energy sector

Obama’s “fiscal cliff” deal boosts US renewable energy sector

Climate Live: The latest climate change headlines curated by RTCC, updated daily from 0830-1700 GMT

Obama: Climate change shift down to my kids

Obama: Climate change shift down to my kids

President says the “cliché” of thinking about his children’s future is partly responsible for climate change climbing up his agenda for his second term.

Secretary of Hope: John Kerry on climate change

Secretary of Hope: John Kerry on climate change

With Senator John Kerry now favourite to replace Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, RTCC looks through his track record as an outspoken climate change campaigner during President Obama’s first term.

US Senator launches lobby to push climate change policy

US Senator launches lobby to push climate change policy

Climate Live: The latest climate change headlines curated by RTCC, updated daily from 0830-1700 GMT

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