Energy Top Stories

The future of deep sea mining hinges on a contentious election

International Seabed Authority head incumbent Michael Lodge faces Leticia Carvalho, a Brazilian ocean scientist.

Bloomberg News | July 29, 2024 | 8:31 am

China’s COSCO Shipping, Fortescue to build green fuel supply chain

The memorandum of understanding includes exploring deployment of green ammonia-fueled…

Reuters | July 29, 2024 | 6:54 am

Global coal demand to remain largely stable through 2025 — IEA

In its last publication, the Agency previously predicted a decrease…

Staff Writer | July 28, 2024 | 8:32 am

Building the market for sustainable metals

The first generation of metals produced with little or no…

By Mattias C. Karlsson and Erik Pedersen - Bain & Company | July 28, 2024 | 8:09 am

Big Oil seizes lithium opportunities

Mining companies could benefit in cash and technology as major…

Colin McLelland - The Northern Miner | July 27, 2024 | 11:25 am

World’s biggest energy traders are returning to metals markets

Vitol, Gunvor and Mercuria Energy are among the traders building out their metals teams, as they look to deploy capital generated by record profits.

Bloomberg News | April 24, 2024 | 1:23 am

ESG Watch: Why climate change is leaving mining firms between a rock and a hard place

By 2050, the World Bank forecasts that demand for the metals and minerals used to produce the clean energy technologies will increase by almost 500%.

Reuters | April 23, 2024 | 4:40 pm

Zambia seeks power imports for key mining sector

State-owned Zesco stated that it is seeking to import power to avert an energy deficit that could affect output in Africa's second-largest copper producer.

Reuters | April 23, 2024 | 7:43 am

Coal trains also carry respiratory diseases to communities on their way – study

Trains carrying loads of coal bring with them higher rates of asthma, heart disease, hospitalization and death for residents living nearest the rail lines.

Staff Writer | April 23, 2024 | 6:06 am