The US carbon trading schemes that Australia's prime minister cannot see

Tony Abbott might be in for a bit of a surprise when he takes a business delegation to New York as part of his current overseas trip.

Swallowed by coal: UK profits from Indonesia's destructive mining industry

Just 30 years ago, Samarinda was a sleepy village surrounded by deep equatorial forest and known mostly for its traditionally woven sarongs.

We need Government help, says UK Coal

A major fire at its Daw Mill Colliery could threaten the viability of operator UK Coal, its chief executive has warned.The fire, which started on Friday, forced UK Coal to evacuate more than 100 underground workers from Daw Mill, one of three deep coal mines it operates.

Obama keeps coal in the crosshairs

President Obama got a little feisty on the climate change issue during Tuesday night's State of the Union.