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On President Obama’s recent trip to China, he met with China's President Hu Jintao to discuss a wide variety of energy and environment related topics. Together the two presidents announced a far-reaching package of measures to strengthen cooperation between the United States and China on issues of clean and renewable energy.

The initiatives included:

Japan's recent interest in Carbon Sequestration and Storage has sparked a debate on the pros and cons of this controversial technology.

The Business Roundtable has called on Congress and the Obama Administration to support both renewable and traditional sources of energy as we transition to a low-carbon economy.

This past week, the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) launched a £3.5 million study into potential sites for offshore carbon storage around the UK.

A recent study by Illinois State University’s Center for Renewable Energy shows that wind energy will likely generate almost $2 billion in economic benefits for the state over the next 25 years.

According to a report by Japan's quasi-government New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), the Japanese wind power industry accounts for only 1.6% of the world's wind power market.

The number of challenges surrounding America's quest for energy independence does not appear to be diminishing. The biggest, of course, being carbon reduction. Can America achieve its energy goals and drastically reduce its carbon emissions?

In preparation for the Major Economies Forum (MEF) that takes place this week in L’Aquila, Italy and will prepare the way toward a climate agreement in Copenhagen in December,