Energy Top Stories

Giant new power plants undermine South Africa’s emissions pledge

The 4,800MW Kusile plant and the almost identical Medupi facility will be key to meeting its demand for energy.

Bloomberg News | July 8, 2022 | 9:07 am

Putin warns West: sanctions risk energy price spike catastrophe

Leader said that continued use of sanctions against Russia could…

Reuters | July 8, 2022 | 8:02 am

UK coal mine decision delayed as politics intervenes

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation today and…

Reuters | July 7, 2022 | 7:08 am

The Metals Company reigniting race to mine the ocean floor

British Columbia firm looks to unleash a new era of…

Stefan Labbé - Business in Vancouver | July 5, 2022 | 3:14 pm

Low-carbon hydrogen production plant pilot planned for British Columbia

FortisBC, which built the province's first liquefied natural gas plant,…

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | July 4, 2022 | 2:52 pm

A solution to keep coal going in Wyoming

A private-public Integrated Test Center aims to create solutions to reuse the CO2 released by coal-fired power plants.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 10, 2019 | 11:14 am

Norway wealth fund resumes work on blacklisting worst greenhouse gas emitters

Carbon emissions became a criterion for exclusion in 2016.

Reuters | November 8, 2019 | 11:22 am

Russia scraps plans to set climate-change goals for businesses

It’s a particular challenge for Russia’s economy, which is heavily dependent on oil and gas production and mining.

Bloomberg News | November 7, 2019 | 1:13 pm

BHP’s Australian shareholders vote to stay in coal lobby groups

Only 27% of votes cast at the company’s annual meeting in Sydney were in favour of cutting ties with industry organizations in favour of fossil fuels.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 7, 2019 | 6:33 am

Anglo American says Eskom a major risk as it mulls growth

Eskom, which produces about 95% of South Africa’s power, has been forced to implement rolling blackouts that caused economic output to contract the most in a decade in the first quarter.

Bloomberg News | November 6, 2019 | 7:49 am