Lessons for all in UK energy transition
Britain’s uncomfortable experience of energy transition, exposed this week, should be a lesson for Australia.
Mining Energy
AGL facing climate pressure: investors
The influential Climate Action 100+ investor group said AGL Energy faces pressure to boost its disclosure on climate.
BHP’s billions provide economic booster shot
Mining giant BHP has revealed how much more it paid in local government royalties and taxes, delivering a mid-pandemic economic boost.
Santos pitches $21bn merger for net zero
Santos chief Kevin Gallagher says the Oil Search merger would give it the bulk to handle and prosper from an urgent global focus on tackling climate change.
AGL faces investor heat on climate
A major proxy adviser has backed a shareholder resolution calling for AGL to disclose greater climate disclosures.
Behind the iron ore price plunge
Beijing’s bid to halt China’s property boom has contributed to iron ore’s price falls, and the clampdown is only just starting.
Bauxite miners could win from Guinea coup
Australian bauxite exports could benefit from Guinea’s coup but doubts grow on Rio’s Simandou iron ore project.
LNG surge eases iron ore slump
Queensland liquefied natural gas producers are exporting at record rates as Asian prices for the fuel trade at the highest seasonal levels for a decade.
Hydro Tasmania CEO quits, one year on
The boss of state-owned Hydro Tasmania has quit after just one year in the top job.
UN wrong on call to exit coal: Pitt
Resources Minister Keith Pitt has rejected a request from the UN for Australia to exit the coal sector by 2030.
Boral’s Todorcevski backs BHP’s deal with Woodside
Boral chief Zlatko Todorcevski, a former BHP Petroleum executive, explains why sharing the unit with Woodside Petroleum makes sense.
Boral boss’s call reshaped building giant’s future
Zlatko Todorcevski has endured a rollercoaster first year at Boral with Ryan Stokes now on the CEO’s speed-dial
Latest lithium boom no ‘false dawn’
Prices of the metal compound key to the future of the car have more than doubled this year, and few seem worried about a dive.
Ampol to offer carbon-neutral petrol, diesel
Ampol has started signing up business customers to its first carbon-neutral fuel offering as more companies commit to net zero emissions goals.
Commodity exports boost trade surplus
Soaring LNG, iron ore and coal sales pushed the trade surplus to a record $12.1bn in July.
BHP working to avert credit downgrade
BHP chief financial officer David Lamont says the mining giant is working with ratings agency S&P Global to avert a threat to downgrade its credit rating.
NSW’s coal plant closure warning
NSW is worried that coal plants could close early as market pressures continue to grow.
Energy players warn of ‘grid gap’
A string of major power players have singled out concerns over infrastructure as a major issue that needs to be confronted by industry.
Big miners shun letter of demand on reopen
Three of WA’s biggest employers broke ranks with the Business Council of Australia and opted against signing a letter calling for a national plan to open up society.
BlueScope options for carbon cuts limited
High electricity and natural gas costs have cut off potential options for BlueScope Steel to reduce carbon emissions at its Port Kembla steelworks.
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