March 18, 2021

Teck aims for carbon neutrality by 2050

According to its 2020 sustainability report, Teck aims to have its Chilean operations fully running on clean energy by 2030.

March 18, 2021

We may be entering a new commodities supercycle

Two components of this potential supercycle – oil and gas and metals – are relevant to decarbonization prospects.

March 18, 2021

Cerrejón, Colombian Indigenous community launch agreement over environmental concerns

Cerrejón is owned by BHP Group, Anglo American and Glencore and has been operating for 30 years.

March 17, 2021

Soaring prices spur miners’ hunt for growth, fueling indigenous and investor ire

This is the second wave of pressure that investors concerned about ESG issues have laid on miners after successfully forcing mine waste standards updates in 2020.

March 17, 2021

India considers net-zero goal around 2050, a decade before China

India, the world’s third-biggest emitter, has come under pressure to make a net-zero pledge ahead of global climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, this year.

March 17, 2021

UK minister sees “very compelling reasons” not to open Cumbria coal mine

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng suggested the government would move to block the mine application.

March 16, 2021

Greensill Capital sued in US as miner claims finance fraud

Greensill’s collapse presents “a clear and present threat” to Bluestone Resources, the coal miner said.

March 16, 2021

Seven coal miners killed in Pakistan in second incident in one week

In the past year, 102 coal miners have been killed in Balochistan in 72 different incidents.

March 16, 2021

What countries will fight over when green energy dominates

A growing number of research organizations, universities and governments have started gaming out the gritty geopolitical implications of a globe dominated by green energy.

March 15, 2021

Glencore shakes up management with three top traders to exit

Following the departures, the zinc and copper trading units will be merged.