January 18, 2022

China’s record coal spree seen preventing any new energy crunch

The nation now has sufficient fuel supply to meet “reasonable domestic demand,” the county’s top economic planning agency said.

January 14, 2022

Colombia presidential favorite seeks global anti-oil bloc

Gustavo Petro is calling on ideological allies across Latin America and the world to join him in forming a new bloc to lead the economy away from fossil fuels.

January 14, 2022

Recycling plant aims to turn US coal country into rare earth powerhouse

“The mining industry needs to do a better job of utilizing innovative technologies as a way of looking to clean up environmental liabilities.”

January 13, 2022

Slovenia pledges to stop burning coal for electricity by 2033

The government said it will stop using coal for electricity by that year as part of a “fair transition” of its coal regions.

January 11, 2022

Deepwater oil targeted by Argentine activists who quashed mining

Perhaps the most famous green cause in Argentina actually ended in defeat.

January 10, 2022

British Columbia First Nation sees partial win in fight against Rio Tinto’s Kenney Dam

The dam provides hydro power to Rio's aluminum smelter in Kitimat.

January 10, 2022

Copper-based artificial photosynthesis device advances research into solar fuels

The device is known as a photoelectrochemical cell and it is made of copper oxide, or cuprous oxide, a promising artificial photosynthesis material.

January 9, 2022

Indonesia holds talks with industry on coal distribution problems, export ban

The world's biggest thermal coal exporter suspended coal exports on Jan. 1 after Indonesia's state power utility reported dangerously low inventory levels of the fuel.

January 8, 2022

Energy transition is upside risk to ECB forecasts, Schnabel says

The European Central Bank’s inflation forecasts may need to be revised upward because of the continent’s attempts to cut carbon emissions.

January 7, 2022

Rushing headlong into electrification, the West is replacing one energy master with another

The US and its allies, such as Canada, the UK, the European Union, Australia, Japan and South Korea, face a dilemma when it comes to the global electrification of the…