SOOT created by the incomplete burning of fossil fuels and organic matter is the second most important man-made substance behind global warming and reducing its emission into the atmosphere could b

The share of renewables in the global energy mix has increased over the past decade to more than 15 per cent but doubts remain over whether a 2030 target of 30 per cent is achievable, delegates to

Last year was among the top 10 warmest in the modern global record, two U.S.

OECD report says pollution will become biggest cause of premature death, killing an estimated 3.6 million people a year by 2050.

Black carbon, the soot produced by burning fossil fuels and biomass, is a more potent atmospheric pollutant than previously thought, according to a four-year international study released on Tuesday

Greenhouse gas emissions in China in 2011 increased to their highest level since data began being collected by network stations in 1990, according to China's first Greenhouse Gas Bulletin.

Black carbon is the second most powerful climate pollutant behind only carbon dioxide, according to a landmark four-year assessment lead by T.C. Bond, S. J. Doherty, D. W. Fahey, and P.

Black carbon, the soot produced by burning fossil fuels and biomass, is a more potent atmospheric pollutant than previously thought, according to a four-year international study released on Tuesday

Electricity generated from clean energy resources in China rose 28.5 percent year-on-year in 2012 as the country moved to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels in its energy structure.