December 27, 2022 Coal and lithium drive Australian stocks’ outperformance in 2022 The country’s behemoth iron ore miners ended the year on a high as China’s abrupt Covid Zero reversal and a steady stream of supportive policies raised the outlook for demand.
December 27, 2022 Three cathode chemistries to dominate $430bln-Li-ion market – report According to IDTechEx, NMC, NCA, and LFP will continue to be the dominant cathode materials at least until 2033.
December 23, 2022 New calls for banning coal as punishment at Christmas An article in the British Medical Journal makes the environmental case for ending what the authors call an “outdated and potentially harmful” tradition.
December 22, 2022 JPMorgan announces new climate targets covering iron, steel The bank this year ranks as the sixth-largest arranger of loans and bond sales for oil, gas and coal companies.
December 22, 2022 China’s abrupt covid shift hits supply chains from solar to coal Mysteel reports that production of coking coal used by the steel industry has halved in the top mining hub of Shanxi.
December 22, 2022 Nippon Steel to start making low-carbon ingredients for green steel Steel production accounts for about 7% to 9% of global CO2 emissions.
December 21, 2022 UEC wins $17.8m award from Department of Energy to supply uranium concentrates The US nuclear reactor fleet, which provides about 20% of America's electricity production and over half of its clean energy, imports nearly 60% of its current uranium requirements from Russia,…
December 21, 2022 Terrafame to start mining uranium in Finland by mid-2024 The miner will extract uranium as a byproduct of zinc and nickel production and aims to produce 200 tonnes per year by 2026.
December 19, 2022 Fortescue reveals green steel plans but warns task is enormous The world’s fourth-biggest iron ore miner has joined forces with Japan’s Mitsubishi and European steelmaker Voestalpine to develop zero-carbon iron using hydrogen at a plant in Austria.
December 18, 2022 Australia revises up resources export earnings to $308bn for FY23 The country is set to see strong revenue growth from thermal coal exports used in power plants.
JPMorgan warns of ‘more volatility’ facing energy transition It’s clear that “oil and gas will remain a meaningful part of the energy mix for the foreseeable future,” analyst said. January 13, 2026 | 09:14 am
