South Africa’s EV dream threatens $8.5 billion in climate aidSouth Africa is the world’s 13th-biggest source of greenhouse-gas emissions and relies on coal for more than 80% of its electricity. Bloomberg News | October 19, 2022 | 7:25 am
Cheapest path for big methane cuts goes through Australia’s minesCutting methane leaks from coal mines is the cheapest way…Bloomberg News | October 18, 2022 | 12:58 pm
Bankers told they can ignore binding fossil-finance restrictionsEfforts to reassure bankers that they can continue to finance…Bloomberg News | October 18, 2022 | 7:58 am
UK coal mine on hold after gov’t calls for public inquiry Official review will decide fate of the UK's first deep coal mine in 30 years after government U-turn. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 12, 2021 | 6:26 am
Green hydrogen key to decarbonising mining – report Fitch says growing use of green hydrogen will increase players’ social licenses to operate and financing options by meeting rising ESG standards. MINING.com Editor | March 11, 2021 | 3:09 pm
Investors lining up for hydrogen subsidies in Chile Chile plans to begin a competitive process within a month to award $50 million in subsidies. Bloomberg News | March 10, 2021 | 1:48 pm
Canada announces C$7.1m for new wind turbines at Raglan mine As part of its climate efforts, the federal government is providing funds to Tugliq Energy to install two more wind turbines at Glencore‘s remote Raglan nickel mine. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | March 10, 2021 | 10:57 am
Danakali looks into solar, wind to power Eritrea potash project The Australian miner says that both energy sources are viable power alternatives for its 100%-owned Colluli sulphate of potash (SoP) project. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 10, 2021 | 7:25 am
geoLOGIC and JWN Energy to merge, creating a powerful energy intelligence combination The move combines expertise in Canadian oil and gas upstream data and analytics with daily financial, operational and market intelligence. Daily Oil Bulletin | March 9, 2021 | 10:57 am
China’s green push kicks off with a new $10bn coal project The decision by Ningxia and its timing is evidence that coal will still play a major role in China’s energy mix for the foreseeable future. Bloomberg News | March 9, 2021 | 9:46 am
US broke record on energy storage deployment in Q4-2020 Over 2,000 megawatt-hours of new energy storage systems were brought online in Q4-2020 in the United States. MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 4, 2021 | 6:13 am
Green revolution gets more expensive as copper price rallies Copper is a vital part of green infrastructure from grids to wind turbines, and a recent price surge threatens to make decarbonization more costly. Bloomberg News | March 4, 2021 | 3:30 am