Australia

Golden Saint Resources announces plan to branch out into marine energy with Sierra Leone deal

Developers claim prototype solar thermal technology could prove ideal solution for drought-stricken country

Major study ranks leading economies' carbon pricing policies

National Audit Office slams administrative failings at heart of green home loan fiasco

Prime Minister to chair crucial committee tasked with shaping carbon pricing policy

Climate change minister admits changed political landscape has forced government to consider carbon tax proposals

State governments losing patience with federal dithering

Australian Prime Minister could ditch emissions trading plans in favour of alternative mechanism for pricing carbon

Australia's new government has the best chance in a generation of passing carbon legislation, but action on climate change is anything but a done deal

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