October 17, 2022

Barrick closer to building $7bn copper project in Pakistan

All the documents needed to start building are approved by president Arif Alvi and filed with the supreme court.

October 16, 2022

Germany looks to Mongolia in push for critical raw materials

Germany wants to expand investment in Mongolia to help secure strategically important raw materials including copper and rare earths, according to Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

October 15, 2022

Turkey coal mine explosion kills 41 as rescue efforts end

A fire broke out at the mine in the northern Bartin province of Amasra district on Friday.

October 14, 2022

Coal giant agrees $970 million deal in chase to add India solar

Coal India is targeting 3 gigawatts of solar generation capacity by fiscal 2024 from a current base of about 300 megawatts.

October 14, 2022

US seeks deals to wean countries off coal ahead of Egypt talks

The US special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry is set to visit Vietnam next week and will travel to Mexico again before the UN climate summit in November.

October 14, 2022

Turquoise Hill’s fifth largest investor to reject Rio Tinto’s takeover bid

Sailingstone Capital Partners, which has a 2.2% stake in the Canadian miner, will vote against the takeover in meeting next month.

October 13, 2022

Could global energy use go up while per capita emissions go down?

In 1965, the OECD comprised more than 70% of global emissions. Today, non-OECD countries account for more than 60%.

October 13, 2022

Southeast Asia’s biggest economy needs $37 billion to shut coal-fired plants

Indonesia’s key challenge is in reducing emissions without disrupting economic growth that’s lifting millions of its people out of poverty.

October 13, 2022

Wind harvester harnesses energy from light breezes

Researchers have developed a wind harvester that can harness energy from light breezes and store it as electricity.

October 12, 2022

Honda, LG to invest $4.4 billion to make EV batteries in Ohio

The two companies will initially invest $3.5 billion and create 2,200 jobs at the battery facility in southwestern Ohio.