August 23, 2018

Australia faces increased blackout risks this summer as coal plants age

The risk of blackouts in Australia's upcoming summer has grown from last year as ageing coal-fired power plants have become less reliable.

August 23, 2018

Australia’s South32 annual profit jumps on robust manganese, alumina demand

Australia's South32 Ltd posted a 16 percent rise in its annual underlying earnings, as healthy demand for manganese and alumina helped offset tepid output at its Illawarra coal project.

August 22, 2018

Planes and trains oust miners from top ranks of Canada benchmark

Companies that make and move things are now a bigger part of Canada’s stock market than those that dig them up.

August 22, 2018

Russian ministries reject proposed windfall tax on metals and mining firms

Russian government ministries have agreed that a proposed windfall tax on metals, mining and chemical companies was inappropriate.

August 22, 2018

No matter how many leaders Australia knifes, renewable energy will still win: Russell

The problem for Australia is that this isn't something being imagined, it's the reality of a country that can't find political and social consensus on climate politics and the role…

August 22, 2018

Merkel allies pile on the pressure to keep coal plants running

Germany’s states are upping pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel to keep coal-fired power for as long as 30 years as the nation approaches a deadline for setting an exit date…

August 21, 2018

The 30 countries leading the way in environmental credentials

List was complied using the environmental performance index (EPI), which has nine key categories: agriculture, air quality, biodiversity and habitat, climate and energy, forests, fisheries, health impacts, water resources, and…

August 21, 2018

Trump promised to bring back coal – It’s declining again

Nineteen months into his term, there’s little improvement.

August 21, 2018

Trump to relax carbon limits on power plants to support US coal

The new plan would hand authority to states to create narrower rules to limit greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired plants.

August 20, 2018

BHP annual profit jumps 33 percent, misses forecast

Analysts thought profits would reach $9.27 billion.