Legislation

Labour leadership candidate signals support for ban on unabated coal-fired power stations

Head of Transocean, which operated destroyed Deepwater Horizon oil rig, to be asked about safety and deepwater drilling

Greens vow to begin work on new climate change committee immediately as Julia Gillard prepares to take office

Official admits watchdog will struggle to deliver 17 per cent cut in emissions outlined in failed climate bill

Coalition of energy companies signal support for ambitious climate change bill

White House efforts to maintain ban on offshore drilling will face further days in court

Civil society throws weight behind plans for carbon pricing as independent MP backs Labor

Regardless of which brother becomes the next leader of the opposition, environmental issues are set to become a more prominent feature of the political landscape

Senator Harry Reid believes he could secure Republican support for bill containing Renewable Electricity Standard

Green Party agrees to support Labor in return for formation of climate change committee - but election result remains in balance