May 11, 2023 Faster energy permitting gains traction in US debt-limit talks One Republican representative says chances are “better than 50/50” that a deal will include some agreement on an energy permitting overhaul.
May 11, 2023 China’s weak industrial recovery is weighing on coal consumption Key industrial users of the fuel including steel mills and cement plants are demanding more discounts on coal purchases to help cover losses.
May 11, 2023 Scientists find two different types of water in lithium-rich salt flats US-based researchers have characterized for the first time two types of surface water in the hyperarid salars that contain much of the world’s lithium deposits.
May 11, 2023 Glass Lewis joins call for increased Glencore disclosure on coal Glencore is one of the world’s top thermal coal exporters and Australia’s largest miner of the fossil fuel.
May 10, 2023 Africa needs $700 billion of finance for green energy and metals The continent’s financial institutions won’t be able to provide even half of that, according to Standard Bank.
May 9, 2023 Automakers say proposed US emissions rules pose challenges The EPA has proposed sharp emissions cuts that it estimates would result in 60% of new vehicles by 2030 being electric and 67% by 2032.
May 9, 2023 Black lung disease more common among modern coal miners than in their predecessors Scarring from silica dust exposure was more common in contemporary miners than in those born before 1930.
May 9, 2023 China’s halts 32 coal mines in northwest, suspends expansion plans Measures follow an accident in late February at an open-pit coal mine that killed at least five and left 48 people missing.
May 8, 2023 Phasing out fossil fuels hasn’t worked. Europe has a new idea for COP28 Last year’s defeat for the EU and its allies on emissions cuts at COP27 has now set up what will be one of the hardest fights ahead of COP28.
May 8, 2023 Silver nanoparticles may become key ingredient of emission-free power New approach to building thermoelectric modules allows for converting the energy they produce into emission-free power.
AI boom set to turbocharge uranium demand in 2026 Investor surveys and asset managers point to AI-driven power demand tightening uranium supply and supporting higher prices into 2026. December 26, 2025 | 03:55 am
