Wind turbines standing as high as 15 metres (50ft) will be allowed on farmland and industrial estates without planning permission, under proposals to boost renewable energy.
Barack Obama and other world leaders have said that it will not be possible to strike a legally binding deal on climate change at the forthcoming UN Conference in Copenhagen.
A group of 11 poor countries that are likely to be severely affected by climate change have pledged to become carbon neutral, and challenged the rest of the world to match them. The move is designed as an appeal to developed nations ahead of December’s UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen.