May 11, 2023

Quebec energy shortfall hurts EV supply chain, says lithium CEO

“Only a few years ago, you wanted to build a mine, there wasn’t a question of whether you would get the power or not," Sayona's CEO says.

May 11, 2023

Faster energy permitting gains traction in US debt-limit talks

One Republican representative says chances are “better than 50/50” that a deal will include some agreement on an energy permitting overhaul.

May 11, 2023

China’s weak industrial recovery is weighing on coal consumption

Key industrial users of the fuel including steel mills and cement plants are demanding more discounts on coal purchases to help cover losses.

May 11, 2023

Scientists find two different types of water in lithium-rich salt flats

US-based researchers have characterized for the first time two types of surface water in the hyperarid salars that contain much of the world’s lithium deposits.

May 11, 2023

Glass Lewis joins call for increased Glencore disclosure on coal

Glencore is one of the world’s top thermal coal exporters and Australia’s largest miner of the fossil fuel.

May 10, 2023

Africa needs $700 billion of finance for green energy and metals

The continent’s financial institutions won’t be able to provide even half of that, according to Standard Bank.

May 9, 2023

Automakers say proposed US emissions rules pose challenges

The EPA has proposed sharp emissions cuts that it estimates would result in 60% of new vehicles by 2030 being electric and 67% by 2032.

May 9, 2023

Black lung disease more common among modern coal miners than in their predecessors

Scarring from silica dust exposure was more common in contemporary miners than in those born before 1930.

May 9, 2023

China’s halts 32 coal mines in northwest, suspends expansion plans

Measures follow an accident in late February at an open-pit coal mine that killed at least five and left 48 people missing.

May 8, 2023

Phasing out fossil fuels hasn’t worked. Europe has a new idea for COP28

Last year’s defeat for the EU and its allies on emissions cuts at COP27 has now set up what will be one of the hardest fights ahead of COP28.