Latest update: 22/05/2009 

- Barack Obama - climate change - US Congress


Key panel approves Obama's 'cap and trade' climate change proposal
Key panel approves Obama's 'cap and trade' climate change proposal
A key congressional panel has approved US President Barack Obama's "cap and trade" climate change initiative, one of Obama's top legislative priorities for the year. The bill is now one step closer to being reviewed by the House of Representatives.