September 26, 2022

Mega-polluting coal plans clash with Australia’s climate goals

A proposed pipeline of coal mine projects in Australia, the world’s second-biggest exporter of the fuel, are threatening to lock in decades of new carbon emissions.

September 22, 2022

China has built 14 overseas coal plants since vowing no new ones

The recently or soon-to-be completed plants will emit about 140 million tons of CO2 a year in total.

September 20, 2022

China’s spending on Russian energy climbs to record $8.3 billion

The haul for August was 68% higher than a year ago and included a record amount of coal.

September 20, 2022

Coal deal hunters descend on Indonesia as demand peaks

Buyers all over Asia, and some from Europe, flew into Bali to hunt for any coal supply they can secure ahead of winter.

September 20, 2022

Scientists take giant step toward developing room-temperature superconductors

“This has been one of the Holy Grails of problems in physics research for nearly 40 years.”

September 19, 2022

Fortescue to spend $6.2bn to rid iron ore ops of fossil fuels by 2030

The investment includes installing an additional 2-3 gigawatts of renewable energy generation and battery storage.

September 18, 2022

Health benefits of removing coal from power generation unequally distributed – study

While Black and low-income communities benefit from decarbonization strategies, they still face higher levels of air pollution and related health effects.

September 16, 2022

Heritage, Retriev, Battery Solutions merger creates circular supply chain in North America 

"It makes us the largest collector, packager and processor of both end of life batteries and battery manufacturing scrap in North America,” says CEO David Klanecky.

September 16, 2022

Indonesia’s $600 billion plan to shut coal plants struggles for support

The plan is to keep coal fired-power plants running for another decade and then completely shift away from fossil fuels over the following 20 years.

September 16, 2022

New process allows producing metal oxides key for green energy transition

A new materials design strategy produces copper-based metal oxides that perform efficiently under high temperatures.