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  • Wednesday, 19 February, 2020
    Industrial metals
    Mining sector faces energy transition conundrum

    Can the industry balance decarbonisation, ESG rules and mining asset investments?

  • Tuesday, 18 February, 2020
    Oil
    Coronavirus gives China get-out clause for buying US energy

    Hard to see how Beijing can ramp up oil and gas imports in line with ‘phase one’ deal

  • Monday, 17 February, 2020
    Commodities
    Miners are not pricing and allocating risk properly

    The majors have been selling low risk cash flow assets and buying high risk projects

  • Monday, 10 February, 2020
    Commodities
    Iraq’s energy challenges are growing amid geopolitical turmoil

    Decision on whether the US will grant sanctions waivers will be crucial

  • Tuesday, 4 February, 2020
    Commodities
    Metals markets fall on coronavirus risk

    A prolonged disruption in China will have significant impact on global markets

  • Thursday, 23 January, 2020
    Climate change
    Business must make 2020 the year of the energy shift

    Industry needs to take the lead in developing a new energy system

  • Thursday, 19 December, 2019
    Commodities
    The surprising case for natural resources

    Take a longer term view rather than a trade to extract the best returns

  • Thursday, 28 November, 2019
    Oil & Gas industry
    Houston, you have a problem: climate change

    City must accept its role in emissions and seek better way to do business

  • Thursday, 14 November, 2019
    Energy sector
    What we can learn from the shipping fuel switch

    The IMO energy transition, with its clear date and standards, provides valuable lessons

  • Promoted Content
  • Monday, 28 October, 2019
    Commodities
    Coffee needs a price stabilisation mechanism

    A fund could stabilise prices, aiding farmers and ensuring the bean diversity we enjoy

  • Wednesday, 2 October, 2019
    Automobiles
    Going head to head over electric vehicles

    Differing views over future uptake of battery-run cars

  • Friday, 27 September, 2019
    Commodities
    ‘Stranded workers’ risk being casualties of environmental push

    Investors need to embrace a ‘Just Transition’ as the world weans off fossil fuels 

  • Sunday, 22 September, 2019
    Commodities
    Aluminium industry must commit to carbon reductions

    Super-lightweight metal is an essential building block of low-carbon economy

  • Thursday, 19 September, 2019
    Mining
    Miners must earn this trust through action

    Clearer rules will help bring about safer tailings dams

  • Tuesday, 3 September, 2019
    Oil
    Twin-track for oil producers will shake up Iran and Iraq

    Geopolitics, demand shifts and green regulation will expose the region’s faultlines

  • Wednesday, 7 August, 2019
    Deforestation
    Companies alone cannot tackle deforestation

    Resolute, co-ordinated field to fork action is required to reduce agricultural impacts

  • Tuesday, 23 July, 2019
    Commodities
    The dangers of oil companies that are ‘too big to fail’

    Raising accountability today is a must for governments hoping to avoid bailouts tomorrow

  • Thursday, 4 July, 2019
    Carbon Trading
    EU’s rising carbon prices fuels industrial output exodus fears

    Policymakers should explore more environmentally progressive import tax

  • Thursday, 27 June, 2019
    Commodities
    Business as usual not an option for tailings dam

    An international standard is being developed following a Brazilian mine disaster

  • Friday, 14 June, 2019
    Commodities
    When commodities get hooked on derivatives

    The distortions will damage the welfare of market participants and society at large

  • Thursday, 13 June, 2019
    Christiana Figueres
    Japan, China and South Korea must end support for coal

    Focusing on cheaper renewables instead would benefit these three nations and the world

  • Thursday, 6 June, 2019
    Mining
    Zambia lured by resource nationalism siren song

    The government should take note of historical lessons

  • Wednesday, 15 May, 2019
    Anil Agarwal
    India needs to unlock its natural resource potential

    Mining industry could grow to 10% of GDP if country develops its own deposits

  • Tuesday, 7 May, 2019
    Commodities
    Oil market in flux amid uncertainty over shipping’s fuel rules

    Calls to delay IMO rules undermine incentives to minimise any impact on consumer prices

  • Tuesday, 30 April, 2019
    Robert McNally
    Trump is taking a risky bet that oil prices will remain stable

    Singular supply offsets do not guarantee stable prices in a market with many moving parts

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