May 17, 2023 Late backlash delays passage of new EU renewables targets New law would see the EU raise the share of renewable energy in its overall consumption to at least 42.5% by 2030.
May 17, 2023 Column: Mind the gap! The reality of ongoing fossil fuel versus renewable ambition Australia is the world's largest exporter of LNG, although it is likely to be overtaken by rivals the United States and Qatar as both those countries expand capacity at a…
May 16, 2023 Effects of coal seam gas activity on human health not fully understood – study Australian researchers identified eight groups of chemical factors associated with coal seam gas activity, which may affect human health and require further investigation.
May 11, 2023 How EV adoption will impact oil consumption (2015-2025P) How much oil has been and will be saved every day by various types of electric vehicles?
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.
May 6, 2023 Oil crash sends speculators fleeing at fastest pace in six weeks Speculators are once again fleeing the oil market, setting the stage for more extreme price swings.
May 1, 2023 Column: Soft China PMI likely to flow through to uneven commodity demand The surprise contraction in China's manufacturing index in April underlines the uneven nature of the recovery in the world's second-biggest economy.
April 30, 2023 Three-quarters of small earthquakes in South Korea related to mining explosions – study Out of 182,000 small seismic events that took place in seven years in South Korea, 135,000 were related to mining explosions.
April 27, 2023 Suncor Energy to acquire TotalEnergies’ Canadian operations for $4 billion TotalEnergies holds a 31% working interest in the Fort Hills oil sands mining project and a 50% working interest in the Surmont in situ asset.
April 25, 2023 Low-tech ammonia production could help slash global CO2 emissions Researchers have discovered a way to make ammonia with tiny droplets of water and nitrogen from the air.
GRAPH: Cobalt price plunge and the EV market Cobalt prices have plummeted to their lowest level since 2016, as a deluge of supply overwhelms stagnating demand from the electric vehicle […] February 11, 2025 | 04:03 pm
China funnelled $57 billion to control critical mineral supply chain A network of at least 26 state-backed banks has helped Beijing tighten its grip on critical minerals over the past two decades. February 05, 2025 | 11:00 am
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