“Climate change is an existential threat to New Yorkers and our planet,” Mayor Bill de Blasio says.
The Norwegian oil giant said it would postpone its Corner project in Alberta, Canada, for at least three years.
China usually stays out of politics in places where it invests, but that seems to be changing.
Silica sand is one of many ingredients used in fracking -- and demand is soaring. But the process has health and environmental consequences.
Natural gas is not the “bridge fuel” to a low-carbon future as many have claimed.
The EPA administrator echoed voices at the U.N. climate summit that fighting climate change can spur economic growth.
Developed nations, not emerging economies, should shoulder the burden for climate change action, India says.
The U.S. military said it was targeting 12 of the Islamic State group's "modular" refineries, which generate around $2 million a day.
Wealthy nations committed to give $20 billion for climate projects in developing countries, but ensuring how that money is spent is not simple.
As countries adopt strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, demand for the dirtiest fossil fuels could drop, Capital Economics says.
At the U.N. summit, U.S. and Chinese leaders both indicated their countries would set ambitious emissions reduction targets ... eventually.
Tesla’s ‘Gigafactory’ could win in domestic solar energy even if Tesla doesn’t meet its ambitious goals.
Methane, which comes primarily from natural gas, is even more powerful as a global warming pollutant than carbon dioxide.
The project to explore for Siberian shale oil is yet another Russian energy venture scotched because of western sanctions.
The RE100 campaign coincides with a private-sector push to get governments to tax carbon dioxide emissions that cause climate change.
Apple's Tim Cook spoke about the company's new HQ at a Climate Week event in New York City.
The global movement to divest from fossil fuels, which has gained momentum ahead of a climate summit, is geared toward starting a political discussion.
The German industrial conglomerate had long coveted Dresser-Rand, which would help it grow its oil and gas business.
The People's Climate March included scientists, students, religious representatives, farmers, musicians, politicians and celebrities.
Russia is denying reports that Exxon is pulling out of a massive drilling operation there in the face of sanctions.
Officials said GMR and another Indian firm, Satluj Vidyut Nigam, plan to construct other hydroelectric plants in Nepal.
The $5.4 billion project could rise "to a 10 number," TransCanada chief executive Russ Girling told the Wall Street Journal.
The EPA extended the rule's public comment period until December amid complaints that state agencies need more time for review.
The revised cost estimate for South Dakota's portion, after four years of waiting for federal approval, is nearly $2 billion.
“There is no contract sanctity,” a U.S. official said. Accordingly, companies will have 14 days to wind down activities.
Paris-based International Energy Agency called the recent oil demand slowdown "nothing short of remarkable."
U.S. airstrikes have forced the Islamic State to cede control of some Iraqi oil wells and refineries.
Warsaw said the volume of gas from Russia dropped by 45 percent, though Russia's Gazprom denied it had cut supplies.
If enacted, the sanctions would bar Western oil and gas firms from working with Russia in the Arctic, deep seas or shale formations.
Iran has so far managed to win some concessions from Western nations by promising to scale back its nuclear program.