October 19, 2022

South Africa’s EV dream threatens $8.5 billion in climate aid

South Africa is the world’s 13th-biggest source of greenhouse-gas emissions and relies on coal for more than 80% of its electricity. 

October 18, 2022

Cheapest path for big methane cuts goes through Australia’s mines

Cutting methane leaks from coal mines is the cheapest way for Australia to significantly reduce emissions of the potent greenhouse gas, according to a new analysis.

October 18, 2022

Sasol, ArcelorMittal to jointly explore green hydrogen, carbon capture projects

Sasol is the world's biggest producer of fuel products and chemicals from coal, but is transitioning away from the fossil fuel.

October 18, 2022

Bankers told they can ignore binding fossil-finance restrictions

Efforts to reassure bankers that they can continue to finance oil, gas and even coal, come less than a month before the COP27 climate summit in Egypt.

October 18, 2022

Denison says Wheeler River test taps low-cost ISR to high-grade Athabasca uranium for first time

Mining and investment companies are jockeying for acquisitions in the nuclear industry and to develop the Athabasca basin, one of the premier uranium zones in North America.

October 17, 2022

Three British Columbia First Nations sign LNG development agreement

Haisla, Nisga’a sign energy, climate action pact with Halfway River First Nation.

October 17, 2022

Buybacks ramp up in Australia on commodity rallies, M&A drop

The increasing breadth of repurchases reflects extra profits from mining and energy firms, which are among the winners from surging commodity prices resulting from the war in Ukraine.

October 17, 2022

Eight-year dam delay hinders Indonesia’s move away from coal

Powered by five dams, Kayan Cascade would be the biggest hydropower plant in Southeast Asia.

October 17, 2022

Platinum-lanthanum alloy may give push to next-gen fuel cells

Researchers at Tsinghua University have devised a method for combining platinum and lanthanum as an alloy to serve as a catalyst.

October 16, 2022

China won’t rush its clean energy transformation, Xi Jinping says

Xi electrified climate activists two years ago when he vowed to reach carbon neutrality by 2060 after peaking emissions before 2030.