2023 commodities report: winners and losers in the global marketCommodities as a whole had a challenging year, with the group finishing down 12.55% due to a number of factors.U.S. Global Investors | January 8, 2024 | 12:04 pm
Goldman veteran Jeff Currie remains bullish on commodities this yearDemand for raw materials is at record levels, inventories are…Bloomberg News | January 8, 2024 | 9:33 am
Emissions reach lowest level in 70 years due to sharp decline in coal use in GermanyIn 2023, coal-fired power generation fell to its lowest level…Staff Writer | January 7, 2024 | 6:45 am
Vedanta lobbied to weaken environmental regulations during pandemic – report Vedanta's oil business, Cairn India, also successfully lobbied to have public hearings scrapped, an OCCRP report says. Reuters | August 31, 2023 | 4:12 pm
The biggest fossil fuel subsidies are indirect, and bigger than ever The IMF calculated that just over $7 trillion in subsidies went to fossil fuels last year. Bloomberg News | August 31, 2023 | 8:16 am
Anil Agarwal mulls listing Vedanta businesses separately The plans stand in contrast to Agarwal's attempts in 2020 to delist Vedanta Ltd. Reuters | August 25, 2023 | 8:57 am
Ecuadorians opt to restrict oil and mining ahead of run-off vote Citizens voted to shut a major oil field in the Amazon region and ban new mining concessions near Quito. Bloomberg News | August 21, 2023 | 9:51 am
Solar money in China drives world renewable investment to record China accounted for about half of a record $358 billion global investment in renewable energy in the first half of this year. Bloomberg News | August 20, 2023 | 10:37 am
Ecuador’s tense vote also threatens to end mining, oil projects Ecuadorians are expected to vote in favor of referendums to order the closing of a major oil field and restrict gold and copper mining. Bloomberg News | August 15, 2023 | 8:10 am
Free marketeer leading Argentine election seen rocking commodities Javier Milei, a libertarian outsider who’s taken a surprise lead in the race for Argentina’s presidency, would shake up the country’s powerhouse commodity industries like none of his rivals. Bloomberg News | August 14, 2023 | 3:56 pm
Solar built on trash offers solution to renewable energy’s space problem A new solar farm east of London is the size of 28 football fields and sits atop a 5 million-ton trash heap. Bloomberg News | August 12, 2023 | 12:27 pm
Bolivia eyes lithium mining investment from Brazil’s Petrobras Petrobras has signaled interest in Bolivia's lithium-rich salt flats with an eye toward industrial-scale projects. Reuters | August 8, 2023 | 4:26 pm