February 2, 2020 Activists occupy German coal plant in protest, police say More than 120 people illegally entered the premises of the Datteln-4 power station.
February 2, 2020 China urges coal miners to resume production to keep market supplied The central government wants to keep the market supplied and stabilize prices amid the coronavirus outbreak.
February 2, 2020 Miners face funding squeeze as green investing surges Environmental, social & governance concerns have driven money into specialised ESG funds which often exclude mining stocks.
January 31, 2020 Teck’s proposed oil sands mine gets support from rival producers Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet may decide on the project’s fate by the end of next month.
January 30, 2020 Canada’s wood bison near proposed oil project face ‘imminent threats’ Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has concluded the bison are threatened and "immediate intervention is required to allow for recovery."
January 29, 2020 Teck says ‘anyone’s guess’ if Canada will approve oil sands project Lindsay said Teck has told the government that for it to build Frontier, it needs a pipeline to be built, a partner, and favorable oil prices.
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.
Striking workers disrupt access to Chile’s Escondida, Zaldivar copper mines The workers, who have been on strike since the beginning of the month, have launched intermittent blocks in the La Negra industrial sector. January 23, 2026 | 01:33 pm
