August 17, 2021

Most miners are falling short of carbon cuts needed for UN goal

Only 11 out of 46 metal and mining companies analyzed by Bloomberg Intelligence have carbon-reduction targets that match levels needed for the UN goal.

August 16, 2021

BHP closer to exiting oil and gas with Woodside merger talks

Move would cement the world’s top miner’s exit from the oil and gas industry amid increasing pressure to curb emissions.

August 15, 2021

Uranium tops Morgan Stanley’s commodity thermometer

Analysts expect strong uranium fundamentals to start moving prices higher.

August 13, 2021

First new oil sands pipeline in years could start next month

Enbridge’s 760,0000 barrel-a-day Line 3 oil pipeline could start operating as soon as Sept. 15.

August 13, 2021

Drumbeat grows louder for BHP to exit petroleum

BHP's decision to spend $802 million on oil projects in the US Gulf of Mexico - just days before a new report that issued dire warnings about human contribution to…

August 11, 2021

Top steelmaker kicks off low-carbon trial to meet green pledge

China Baowu has been trialling a low-carbon metallurgy technology at a previously idled 400-cubic-meter blast furnace in Xinjiang.

August 10, 2021

Steel sector carbon emissions must fall 75% under 2 degrees celsius scenario — report

Wood Mackenzie says aligning to a 2°C warming pathway in the steel industry would mean disruption to the iron ore and metallurgical coal markets.

August 10, 2021

Aluminum, copper, zinc usage from solar energy sector expected to double by 2040 – report

A report by Wood Mackenzie states that an expected increase of solar’s share in the global power supply presents opportunities for the base metals sector.

August 9, 2021

UN says IPCC’s climate report “code red for humanity”

First major assessment from the UN-backed experts committee in nearly a decade sees no end to rising temperatures before 2050.

August 9, 2021

Indonesia suspends coal exports from 34 mining companies

Companies failed to meet domestic market obligations between January and July this year, according to a government document.