17 May 2022 Central Africa calls for battery value chain creation Government leaders from central Africa's copper-cobalt belt today called for co-operation and external investment to create a battery supply chain in the continent. Filter: Metals Africa More filters
17 May 2022 Inflation exacerbating cobalt market volatility Inflationary pressures are creating a period of high volatility across commodity markets that could impact cobalt supply and prices in the coming years, according to a panel at today's Cobalt Institute conference in Zurich. Filter: Metals More filters
17 May 2022 Germany suggests phase out of crop biofuels by 2030 Germany's environment ministry is working on a proposal to phase out the use of biofuels produced from food and feed crops by 2030. Filter: Bioenergy Europe More filters
17 May 2022 Colheita no Brasil: Milho começa e soja perto do fim A colheita da safra brasileira de soja 2021-22 encerrou a semana passada com 96,8pc de progresso, ficando atrás do ritmo do ano passado. Filter: Agriculture Fertilizer Latin America and Caribbean More filters
17 May 2022 Clashes force Libya's would-be PM out of Tripoli Libya's parliament-appointed prime minister Fathi Bashagha made a fleeting attempt to assume power in the capital Tripoli earlier on Tuesday, but he was pushed out of the city during clashes with opposition groups. Filter: Crude oil Africa More filters
17 May 2022 EV sector overtakes alloys on cobalt consumption The electric vehicle (EV) battery market became the largest end-use sector for cobalt metal in 2021 for the first time, usurping more traditional alloying and industrial applications, according to a report by the Cobalt Institute. Filter: Metals More filters
17 May 2022 Australia’s Labor offer to host Cop-29 if elected Australia's main opposition party Labor has pledged to host the Cop 29 UN climate summit if it is elected in the country's federal election on 21 May. Filter: Coal Emissions Natural gas/LNG Asia-Pacific More filters
17 May 2022 Asia-Pacific aviation rebound lags global average: Iata Asia-Pacific's air travel recovery has lagged far behind the global trend, with China and Japan two "major gaps" in the region's recovery story, according to the International Air Travel Association (Iata). Filter: Oil products Asia-Pacific More filters
17 May 2022 New Zealand creates climate fund The New Zealand government has created a NZ$4.5bn ($2.86bn) fund to spend on measures to lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions such as funding programmes to accelerate the take-up of electric vehicles (EVs), end the use of coal and financing studies on developing the country's hydrogen strategy and i Filter: Coal Emissions Asia-Pacific More filters
17 May 2022 Japan’s Jera to buy two US thermal power plants Japanese power producer Jera has decided to buy two thermal power generation projects in northeast US, as part of a strategy to expand its overseas power business. Filter: Power Natural gas/LNG Asia-Pacific More filters
16 May 2022 Denmark, Australia’s NSW team up on 2050 net zero goal Australia's New South Wales (NSW) state government and Denmark have signed an initial agreement to share research on strategies to transition their respective economies to net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. Filter: Power Emissions Asia-Pacific Europe More filters
16 May 2022 South America captures Brazil polymers imports share Global disruptions in logistics chains have resulted in other South American countries gaining market share in Brazil's polymer markets, displacing overseas alternatives. Filter: Chemicals Latin America and Caribbean More filters
16 May 2022 Produção de etanol da Raízen cai 77pc no trimestre A Raízen, joint venture entre a Shell e a Cosan no setor sucroalcooleiro, registrou uma queda de 77pc na produção de etanol no quarto trimestre do ano-safra 2021-22. Filter: Bioenergy Latin America and Caribbean More filters
16 May 2022 TotalEnergies mulls Nigerian onshore oil fields exit TotalEnergies may sell its stake in Nigerian onshore oil licences because of community disruptions, the firm's chief executive Patrick Pouyanne said. Filter: Crude oil Natural gas/LNG Africa More filters
16 May 2022 Origem doubles Alagoas cluster gas production Origem Energia said it more than doubled natural gas production in the Pilar and Furado fields of its recently acquired Alagoas cluster in Brazil. Filter: Natural gas/LNG Latin America and Caribbean More filters