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Densely populated cities must use their financial clout to combine the fight for clean air with reducing carbon emissions, scientists say.

Strong intellectual property rights do not always ease the transfer of climate technologies and may even hinder it, claims a study.

A UN conference has made an urgent call for developed countries to transfer climate-friendly technologies to the developing world.

Wastepaper has been overlooked as a clean, cheap source of biofuel that could replace five per cent of petrol, say researchers.

Scenarios — and costs — for attaining a low-carbon economy in China are outlined in a major report.

As the world's most populated nation puts tackling greenhouse gases on the agenda, science and technology are given centre stage.

The UAE's US$15 billion plan to be a green energy centre includes a research centre which has just admitted its first students.

The conditions are in place to eliminate carbon emissions from electricity generation in China, say scientists.

Chile has launched a renewable energy centre to promote technology transfer and provide information about renewable energy in the country.

India has ambitious plans for solar power over the next three decades, but environmentalist Sunita Narain has warned that they are unrealistic.

Poultry industry waste can yield biodiesel comparable to what is produced from common feedstocks, say researchers.

A multipurpose oven that could meet a variety of energy needs in the developing world is being field trialled in Nepal.

Trindad and Tobago is finally adopting a clean energy strategy butthe country is still lagging behind the rest of the region, says a report.

The recently formed International Renewable Energy Agency has chosen to make the Middle East its home.

Biofuels from both food and non-food crops will be produced as a result of a research collaboration involving Brazil, Egypt and Sudan.

Argentinean authorities have announced that have started the process for buying renewable sources.

A solar cooker will now be distributed for free after its creator won a competition for technology to combat climate change.

A remote island in the South China Sea is to receive a power station that integrates wind, solar and wave power.

Sub-Saharan Africa is missing out on the benefits of biogas production due to a lack of local research, say researchers.

Renewable energy could account for a much higher proportion of the global energy supply than previously estimated — if we pay up.