December 2, 2021

Glencore boss defends coal business after activist push to exit

Gary Nagle said it was in the best interests of both the company and the planet for Glencore to run down the mines over the next 30 years.

December 2, 2021

Energy Department funding experiments to fight methane with plasma, copper

The funding, $35 million in total, is being awarded to 12 projects.

December 2, 2021

Glencore widens review of assets, eyes acquisitions

Company has 10 sales processes underway across its portfolio and 15 further assets under review.

December 1, 2021

Bosnia miners end 9-day protest after clinching wage, pension deal

The miners halted work last week in support of colleagues who were protesting in the capital Sarajevo against what they said were violations of work and pay regulations.

December 1, 2021

Adoption of renewables still too slow to limit climate crisis — IEA

Growth in the sector is set to hit an all-time record this year, but that's not enough to reach net zero emissions by 2050, says the agency.

November 30, 2021

The dirtiest fossil fuel in America has never been more expensive

US power plants are burning more coal amid a global shortage of natural gas.

November 29, 2021

Activist Bluebell asks Glencore to separate its coal business

Glencore is the world’s biggest thermal-coal shipper and its billionaire former boss Ivan Glasenberg has been a firm advocate of the business.

November 29, 2021

Glencore’s Australian coal mine revealed as methane super-emitter

The Hail Creek coal mine leaked an estimated 230,000 tonnes of methane a year in 2018 and 2019, according to researchers.

November 28, 2021

China’s coal prices plunge after govt signals more price regulation

Some coal miners at top mining regions have caped prices at 900 yuan a tonne.

November 26, 2021

Russia arrests safety inspectors after coal mining disaster; death toll jumps past 50

The detained inspectors issued a safety certificate for the mine in November but had not actually checked the facility.