RENEWABLE ENERGY

A bill signed into law Wednesday will help the state lead a worldwide effort and improve the health of Californians, Gov. Jerry Brown said.

China hopes to reach the apex of its greenhouse gas emissions early so the country can address health and economic problems going forward.

Energy experts say Obama's Clean Power Plan could fuel widespread residential solar installations, as prices continue to drop.

Hillary Clinton announced her energy and climate plan on Sunday, setting lofty goals for renewable energy.

Reaching a worthwhile deal would require "forsaking the use of 80 percent of the fossil-based energy resources to which we still have easy access."

Beijing has promised to drastically reduce its level of carbon emissions within 20 years.

The Senegalese government used to ban solar power in its cities. Now it is being used across the country.

Solar, wind and other "clean power" technologies will draw $8 trillion in investment by 2040, nearly double the amount for fossil fuels, BNEF forecasts.

India's potential as a market across sectors, from smartphones to solar energy, is drawing global investors.

Plunging costs and growing climate-change concerns will propel countries and companies to install 55,000 megawatts in solar projects this year.

The IEA urged governments to require industry, buildings and the transport sector to increase energy efficiency, reduce the use of coal and ban the construction of new coal-fired plants.

The Solar Impulse 2 has so far traveled from Abu Dhabi to China powered only by the sun, but Monday's delay raises concerns that the Atlantic storm season could jeopardize the mission.

A new study has found that almost half of 978 power stations in the western United States are "vulnerable.”

Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has invested billions in clean energy. But now it's opposing a Nevada proposal to boost rooftop solar projects.

U.S. energy scientists said Friday America's power plant emissions could rise by 2040 without a policy like Obama's Clean Power Plan.

President Barack Obama, speaking at a Utah Air Force base on Friday, unveiled a program to put U.S. veterans to work in the solar sector.

The test project is part of a slow and steady push by U.S. regulators and developers to move America's wind energy into the water.

The state got 5 percent of its electricity from large-scale solar power systems last year, the highest amount any state has ever seen.

The lack of a rise in emissions last year is the first time in 40 years when a halt in growth or a reduction was not tied to an economic downturn.

U.S. solar companies installed 30 percent more solar photovoltaic projects last year than in 2013, but the boom may hit a snag.

Wind projects in 2015 could soar even higher as companies chase government incentives and countries address climate change.