June 4, 2018 Vietnam sets out green ambitions with bold targets for solar, rare earth Vietnam is aiming to increase the use of household solar energy equipment to 12 percent by 2020, and 26 percent by 2030.
June 4, 2018 Coal lobby fights black-lung tax as disease rates surge The Black Lung Disability Trust Fund is at risk of insolvency due to soaring debt and a slashing of coal-company contributions through a scheduled tax cut.
June 4, 2018 Trump’s coal, nuke push pegged to security threats to gas pipes Gas-fired power generators are more vulnerable to cyber attacks than coal plants and nukes because gas must be delivered from remote fields via pipelines.
June 3, 2018 Coal workers killed in explosion at Pakistan mine The workers died after a gas explosion prompted the collapse of the mine where they were working.
June 2, 2018 Rio Tinto completes sale of Australian coal asset As soon as the sale was completed, Rio received $150 million in cash and is set to get an unconditional cash payment of $50 million due in 12 months.
June 1, 2018 The real barrier to Trump’s coal bailout? His own appointees The members of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission have already thwarted one effort to bail out uneconomic power plants.
May 31, 2018 Indonesia’s Adaro says Australia approves Kestrel coking coal mine deal Under the planned $2.25 billion transaction, Adaro will take a 48 percent stake of Rio's current 80 percent interest in the mine.
May 31, 2018 From chopping block to ‘core,’ Anglo fires up met coal engine Anglo American Plc is set to boost metallurgical coal capacity at a mine complex in Australia by 25 percent.
May 31, 2018 Mongolia listing boosts investors confidence in Erdene Resource The Halifax, Nova Scotia-based miner also said it had launched an offering of common shares to Mongolian residents, as well as a concurrent non-brokered private placement, which in combination are…
May 29, 2018 RBS to stop financing new coal plants, oil sands or arctic oil projects Britain’s Royal Bank of Scotland said it had tightened restrictions on project finance and general lending for high-carbon energy projects and companies.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
