Coal-loving Australia rejects green hub on environment risks
The renewable energy hub was initially expected to go through fast approvals processes toward its target of first exports by 2028.
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Tianqi Lithium inches nearer to Australian stake sale close
Heavily indebted Tianqi is pocketing a much-needed $1.4 billion from the sale.
GRAPHICS: What’s the plan? Corporate polluters lag on setting climate goals
More than 40 of the world's 250 biggest corporate emitters - or 16% - are only just starting to assess their emissions, report shows.
Gold price rebounds from worst week since March 2020
Last week's decline prompted ETFs to add the most gold in three months on Friday, as some investors saw it as a buying opportunity.
Australia’s mining hub needs workers for boom times
Some $105 billion in projects in Western Australia’s resources sector may not be fully realized unless the state addresses a chronic shortage in skilled workers.
Ganfeng to invest in solar-powered lithium project in Argentina
Company will use a 120-MW photovoltaic system to generate electricity for a lithium extraction plant in Salta province's Salar de Llullaillaco.
Russian billionaire Potanin will not join in Nornickel buyback
Potanin owns a 34.6% stake in Nornickel, which plans to buy up to 3.4% of its shares for $2-billion.
Volvo and Northvolt team up to build new battery gigafactory in Europe
Partnership will help Volvo’s efforts to make half of its cars fully electric by mid-decade and all of them 100% electric by 2030.
World’s first fossil-free steel plant fueled by hydrogen
Sweden’s Hybrit is developing a rock cavern storage facility for fossil-free hydrogen gas, which will be used in the pilot plant for direct reduction in Luleå.
