Energy Top Stories

South Asia’s main sources of polluting particulate matter identified

Coal power generation, wood burning, motor vehicles and other combustion sources are behind the large amounts of PM2.5 in South Asia.

Staff Writer | July 16, 2023 | 7:32 am

Coal-related environmental regulations tend to underestimate long-run health impacts – study

New research found that policymakers need to consider both current…

Staff Writer | July 13, 2023 | 6:06 am

Sugar boosts capacity, longevity of next-gen flow battery

New research shows that a common food additive can boost…

Staff Writer | July 12, 2023 | 6:06 am

Renewable-energy analysis startup Orennia raises $19 million in funding

Orennia's CEO Brook Papau says the funds will allow the…

Jeffrey Jones - The Globe and Mail | July 12, 2023 | 4:54 am

Rio Tinto, Sumitomo to make low-carbon alumina at Queensland refinery

The trial technology could cut emissions from the sector that…

Reuters | July 11, 2023 | 3:49 pm

How green material producers, buyers can capture the green premiums

Transforming the metals and mining, building materials, and plastics industries to make them compatible with sustainability targets will require increasing annual spending from $5.7 trillion to $9.2 trillion.

Staff Writer | October 30, 2022 | 11:57 am

Canada strengthening guidelines to protect critical minerals sectors

Significant transactions by foreign state-owned companies in Canada's critical minerals sectors would now only be approved on an exceptional basis.

Reuters | October 28, 2022 | 1:31 pm

South Africa, Indonesia get $1 billion to close coal plants

The allocation of $500 million each to the coal-dependent countries will come in the form of “concessional,” or low cost, finance, the World Bank-affiliated fund said in a statement.

Bloomberg News | October 28, 2022 | 11:22 am

Deal with Chinese supplier key for Transnet to haul more coal

Transnet has come under fire from exporters of bulk commodities because it can’t supply them with adequate rail capacity at a time when demand is booming.

Bloomberg News | October 27, 2022 | 2:18 pm

US developing domestic uranium strategy – Energy Secretary

The United States relies on Russia and its allies Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan for roughly half of the uranium powering its nuclear power plants.

Reuters | October 27, 2022 | 8:21 am

BHP Group, ArcelorMittal trial carbon capture at Europe, US steel plants

By discharging over 3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, the steel industry accounts for 7-9% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

Reuters | October 27, 2022 | 7:46 am

Teck exits oilsands with C$1bn sale of Fort Hills stake to Suncor

The all-cash deal, effective Nov. 1, will boost Suncor’s aggregate share in the northern Alberta operation to more than 75%.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 27, 2022 | 3:55 am

World’s largest CO2 removal deal ever depends on tech that isn’t ready yet

British energy company Drax Group wants to build power plants that burn wood chips, capture emissions produced from the process and bury them deep underground.

Bloomberg News | October 26, 2022 | 9:35 am

There’s no cheap way to sidestep China’s energy supply chains

China dominates clean energy supply chains and has enough manufacturing capacity to meet global demand for most of the solar market to 2030.

Bloomberg News | October 25, 2022 | 2:13 pm

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