General Motors Corp. and A123Systems, Inc. will co-develop cells with A123System's nanophosphate battery chemistry for a long-lasting, safe and powerful battery for use in GM’s electric drive E-Flex system. The agreement is expected to expedite the development of the batteries for both electric plug-in vehicles and fuel cell variants of the E-Flex architecture.

Ask.com , a leading search engine and wholly owned business of IAC and Dell announced collaborative efforts to help protect the environment with custom, energy-efficient servers and the planting of thousands of trees to offset carbon emissions.

University of California experts today released their much-anticipated blueprint for fighting global warming by reducing the amount of carbon emitted when transportation fuels are used in California.

University of California experts released their much-anticipated blueprint for fighting global warming by reducing the amount of carbon emitted when transportation fuels are used in California.

Verizon Video Conferencing is helping EDS, a leading global technology services company, target a 25 percent reduction in its carbon emissions in Australia and New Zealand by 2010. EDS has deployed Verizon Video Conferencing over Verizon Private IP to connect 10 of its sites across Australia and New Zealand.

Researchers at the University of Warwick are co-ordinating a global effort to sequence the genome of one of the World’s most important mushrooms - Agaricus bisporus. The secrets of its genetic make up could assist the creation of biofuels, support the effort to manage global carbon, and help remove heavy metals from contaminated soils.

Human-caused nitrogen deposition has been indirectly "fertilizing" forests, increasing their growth and sequestering major amounts of carbon, a new study in the journal Nature suggests.

International car manufacturers and energy experts urged to find new sources of renewable energy for vehicles - including advanced biofuels - in a move to reduce the speed of global warming.

New research confirms that avoiding deforestation can play a key role in reducing future greenhouse gas concentrations.

UK Minister for Science and Innovation, Malcolm Wicks, called the University of Bath's work to make vehicles greener and more efficient "very impressive" during his visit today (Monday 16 April).

Reducing Carbon Emissions in New York City Will Be a Top Priority for Next 1,000 Days. Mayor and Partnership for New York City Also Announce Climate Summit to be Held in New York City this May with Mayors from Around the World.

The European Union's top environmental official has strongly criticized the United States and Australia, for rejecting a global treaty on reducing carbon emissions.