Policy

China, Britain, Germany and India are planning to phase out clean energy subsidies. Spain, however, abruptly halted its subsidies for new projects last month to the chagrin of the...

The U.S. government arranged the most financing for clean energy projects in 2011.

State governments led the nation's initial responses to the challenge of energy system transformation a decade ago and since then have developed a broad array of cleantech development tools, ranging from financial support tools and net metering to incubators, cluster supports, and workforce training.

Because of its tariff incentives, Germany has become the world’s largest solar market by installations.

The governors of Virginia and New York outlined their clean energy goals in '12, laying out aggressive targets for solar and wind.

Airlines that do not follow a new European regulation on greenhouse gas emissions could find themselves banned from European airports.

The wind energy industry is heading toward a critical inflection point, facing the end of a significant tax incentive and only lukewarm interest from venture capitalists.

The Department of the Interior has approved solar farms in Arizona and California and is also pushing for offshore wind farms on the Atlantic coast.

The final version of the 2011 New Jersey Energy Management Plan was made available in early December.

A new EPA air quality rule will require deep cuts in mercury emissions, acid gases and soot from coal-fired power plants.