Coal surge defies push for net-zero emissions
Global demand for coal is forecast to reach record levels next year, defying global efforts to tackle climate change.
Mining Energy
Mining union chalks up win for Pilbara rail drivers
Shortened rosters introduced during the pandemic are at the heart of a tension between BHP and in-demand train drivers.
IGO’s $1.1bn nickel deal puts BHP in spotlight
BHP has been outbid in its pursuit for Canadian nickel explorer Noront Resources – will the mining giant start a bidding war in the WA nickel sector?
Vulcan gets apology, settlement from JCap, Murray
US short-seller J Capital and author Timothy Murray have paid a price and apologised for “damage, distress and embarrassment” caused to Vulcan by a damning report in late October.
Energy Council surging to a low-carbon future
In mid-2020, the Australian Energy Council supported the adoption of a net-zero emissions by 2050 target for Australia.
Power giants lay climate challenge
The ambitious 55 per cent emissions cut by 2035 has been laid out by Australia’s biggest electricity and renewable energy businesses
Schott replaces dumped Turnbull as NSW Net Zero chair
Kerry Schott will chair NSW’s Net Zero Emissions and Clean Economy Board after Malcolm Turnbull was dumped in April.
Investors see red over Forrest’s green push
Andrew Forrest is a convert to a green energy future. Now he needs to convince investors who bought into his iron-ore vision.
Reprieve for solar industry as inverter issue fixed for now
The solar industry, which faced a virtual shutdown due to a red tape issue with inverter accreditation, has won a reprieve from state regulators.
Capitalism needed to save planet: Forrest
The mining billionaire also has a $5bn investment and philanthropy empire. But when it comes to his green hydrogen dream, Forrest says it needs vast amounts of capital.
Rinehart joins Posco in Senex Energy buyout
Gina Rinehart will emerge with a 49 per cent stake in Queensland’s Senex Energy as part of a takeover by South Korea’s Posco International.
Forrest trumps BHP for Canadian nickel play
Andrew Forrest’s Wyloo Metals has thrown down extra cash in its bidding war with BHP for control of Noront Resources.
Woodside sized up GreenCollar carbon deal
Woodside has long harboured a desire to boost its exposure to abatement in the Australian carbon market amid pressure to limit its contribution to global warming.
Dark days: Why solar industry could soon grind to a halt
Installation of new solar systems will grind to a halt nationwide by the end of the week if inverter rule changes are not put on hold, the industry warns.
Hi-vis offers no protection from extreme activism
Protesters have been driving dangerously and harassing and intimidating our train and truck drivers, but the Queensland government refuses to move them on.
Climate shifts from risk to imperative
If there was one defining moment for climate action in 2021, it was when the global investment community came out in force at Glasgow.
Developers tout $15bn NT hydrogen project
The developers of a Northern Territory green hydrogen project aim to supply both domestic and international markets.
Bigger Santos pivots to cleaner future
Having sealed its $22bn merger with Oil Search, Santos CEO Kevin Gallagher says the company’s bigger balance sheet will help it transition to a low carbon energy future.
The secret meeting, the spy, a PM and his wife
Andrew Forrest enlisted some of the biggest names in politics, business, science and security to turbocharge his green hydrogen dream.
Fortescue to cast a wide net for its next chief
Fortescue Metals Group will look for a fresh leadership team from outside the mining industry as chairman Andrew Forrest looks to lock in his hydrogen dream.
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