January 29, 2020

New York pension to coal firms: Evolve or we’ll divest

The fund is reviewing 27 miners that earn at least 10% of revenue from mining thermal coal.

January 29, 2020

What every mining CEO needs to know about climate change

A new report by McKinsey found 30 to 50% of production of three top commodities is concentrated in areas where water stress is already high.

January 29, 2020

Investors urge drillers, miners not to take advantage of Trump environmental rollbacks

The push by the investors comes amid increasing attention by investors to climate and environmental issues.

January 29, 2020

Germany moves forward with $55bn plan to phase out coal power by 2038

Government has approved legislation that sets out the timetable to close more than 100 coal power plants across the country.

January 28, 2020

Canada could delay decision on massive oil sands project, says key minister

Ottawa must decide by end-February if Teck Resources Ltd can build the C$20.6 billion ($15.7 billion) Frontier mine in northern Alberta.

January 27, 2020

Nuclear Waste Management Organization signs agreements with Ontario landowners

The NWMO is looking for a land big enough to host a repository site.

January 26, 2020

Eskom CEO plans operations overhaul with slower breakup mulled

Eskom’s inability to provide a regular supply of electricity is curbing mining, manufacturing and other industrial output.

January 26, 2020

Waste heat recovery could back clean energy power at mine sites

A report suggests that diesel genset efficiency optimization could be the answer to renewables' intermittencies.

January 22, 2020

Spain nears life without coal sooner than anyone thought

Spain last year cut use of coal faster than anyone else in western Europe.

January 22, 2020

Greta Thunberg’s endorsement lands Polish coal miner in hot water

A Polish coal mining union chided one of its leaders for meeting the climate activist as a misstep that undermines efforts to keep coal as the country’s key source of…