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  • Thursday, 25 March, 2021
    Andy Whitmore
    Rethinking the new minerals boom

    Consumption and production patterns need to change in the energy transition

  • Friday, 19 February, 2021
    Mining
    Too early to call a commodities supercycle

    Most of the factors driving the recent bull market are temporary in nature

  • Thursday, 18 February, 2021
    Mark Lewis
    Big Oil’s big money push into UK offshore wind raises eyebrows

    High auction prices risk increasing consumers’ energy costs or reducing investor returns

  • Tuesday, 9 February, 2021
    Lauren Pagel
    How Biden should meet his promise to cut fossil fuel emissions

    Full power of US Clean Air Act must be used to cut oil and gas sector’s methane output

  • Wednesday, 20 January, 2021
    Lord Barker
    Decarbonising aluminium will require a united front

    The world’s largest industrial polluters must transform the way they do business

  • Thursday, 14 January, 2021
    Climate change
    Oil and gas contracts should drive climate gains

    Emissions abatement must become standard component for new gasfields development

  • Wednesday, 16 December, 2020
    Mark Lewis
    Renewables bring deflation to the energy sector

    This year has offered a taste of what is to come in energy markets over the next decade

  • Wednesday, 18 November, 2020
    Neil Hume
    Mining company boards need shaking up

    Sector battling for relevance is ill-equipped to deal with societal concerns

  • Monday, 9 November, 2020
    Muqsit Ashraf
    Big Oil must make seismic changes to survive

    The industry needs a reset in order to maintain its social licence to operate

  • Promoted Content
  • Monday, 26 October, 2020
    Alexander Landia
    Big Oil well placed to accelerate transition to electric vehicles

    The ability to manage flexibility in the energy system presents an opportunity for majors

  • Thursday, 22 October, 2020
    Mining
    Miners and banks must take responsibility for emissions

    Finance must help put ESG issues at the heart of the mining sector’s business plans

  • Tuesday, 20 October, 2020
    Rare earths
    The world must counter China’s dominance of rare earths

    Country has grip on swath of minerals crucial to future key industries

  • Tuesday, 13 October, 2020
    Climate change
    China must take action now on net zero pledge

    There must be short-term emissions cuts along with commitments to be carbon neutral by 2060

  • Wednesday, 7 October, 2020
    Al Cook
    UK pushes for a clean energy future

    Policies which smooth cost sharing and offer the right incentives are important for further growth

  • Friday, 2 October, 2020
    Mark Lewis
    Why the need for green hydrogen points to higher carbon prices

    Market players are looking beyond coal-to-gas switching as a basis for carbon pricing

  • Friday, 25 September, 2020
    Shipping
    Time for a carbon levy on shipping fuel

    Fee of $250-$300 per tonne of CO2 will drive users to low emission fuels, says Trafigura

  • Wednesday, 23 September, 2020
    Ilia Bouchouev
    Saudi Arabia and La-La Land

    The kingdom is grappling with speculators and algorithms dominating futures trading

  • Wednesday, 9 September, 2020
    Renewable energy
    The drive for greener cars must be matched by cleaner lithium

    New tech can help remove questions over the extraction of key battery chemical

  • Thursday, 3 September, 2020
    Mikael Staffas
    Only a level playing field will end Europe’s metals malaise

    Continent’s producers are competing with subsidised imports from China and other areas

  • Wednesday, 12 August, 2020
    Shale Oil & Gas
    Fall in US gas flaring gives cause for optimism

    Investor-led demand for tighter capital discipline has led to 70% decline amid probable consolidation of shale sector

  • Thursday, 6 August, 2020
    Industrial metals
    Europe’s steel industry needs a credible plan to go green

    The end user needs to know how rising material costs are helping decarbonisation

  • Thursday, 23 July, 2020
    Julian Treger
    The UK needs to shore up its strategic mineral supplies

    Country lacks a policy on rare earth metals and minerals, which are already in the grip of the Chinese

  • Wednesday, 22 July, 2020
    Oil & Gas industry
    Big Oil can play big role in frontier markets’ energy transition

    Large E&P groups have capabilities critical in making projects in developing countries work  

  • Tuesday, 14 July, 2020
    Mining
    Reform mining tax systems to rebuild post-pandemic public finances

    Governments facing dwindling public coffers need to address deficiencies in resource tax policies

  • Friday, 10 July, 2020
    Mining
    Industrial and artisanal miners in the Congo need a new cobalt compact

    Companies should help create a system that benefits everyone

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