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Cities, states and regions can play a powerful role in mitigating climate change
28th November 2024 By: Natasha Odendaal

Subnational governments have a critical role to play in climate change mitigation and adaption, having already demonstrated extraordinary ambition, said Under2 Coalition director Nehmat Kaur. While... 


Guilbeault warns oil and gas companies against withholding emissions data
Guilbeault warns oil and gas companies against withholding emissions data
28th November 2024 By: Reuters

Canada's Environment Minister warned on Wednesday that oil and gas companies would be breaking federal laws if they withheld emissions data, after Alberta's premier said the province was... 


Menar MD Vuslat Bayoglu
Competition approval awaited for re-start of major ferromanganese facility – Menar
27th November 2024 By: Martin Creamer

Private investment company Menar, which is awaiting Competition Commission approval following its bid for the large Metalloys ferromanganese facility in Meyerton, is looking to restart at least two... 


Lynas chairperson John Humphrey
Lynas predicts continued rare earth price volatility amid China economic uncertainty
27th November 2024 By: Mariaan Webb

Australian rare earths producer Lynas Rare Earths has warned that price volatility in the rare earths market is likely to persist until the Chinese economy strengthens. At the company’s annual... 


US oil firms unlikely to go 'drill, baby, drill' under Trump, says Exxon executive
US oil firms unlikely to go 'drill, baby, drill' under Trump, says Exxon executive
27th November 2024 By: Reuters

S oil and gas producers are unlikely to radically increase production under president-elect Donald Trump as companies remain focused on capital discipline, a senior executive at Exxon Mobil said on... 


Wind features strongly in revised IRP
DMRE to push for Cabinet approval of new-look IRP by end-March despite big revisions
26th November 2024 By: Terence Creamer

The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has reiterated its aim of securing Cabinet approval for a new Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for electricity by the end of March after... 


Climate Change
Rich countries provide no haven from climate doom, study finds
26th November 2024 By: Bloomberg

As sovereign debt investors concerned about climate change scrutinise national responses to rising global temperatures, they’re increasingly finding that wealthier nations aren’t doing their part... 


Best fire safety practice for BESS installations
Best fire safety practice for BESS installations
26th November 2024

Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) have become increasingly important for supporting renewable energy integration and grid stability. However, they pose unique fire safety challenges due to the... 


Mulilo wind power project in De Aar
TotalEnergies, partners start building 260 MW of renewable-energy capacity for Sasol, Air Liquide
26th November 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Energy company TotalEnergies and its consortium partners Mulilo and Reatile Group have reached financial close and started construction on a 140 MW wind farm and 120 MW solar plant, near De Aar, in... 


QRC's Janette Hewson
Qld exploration set for growth with policy certainty
26th November 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Queensland’s exploration sector is set to unlock new opportunities and generate further economic benefits for the state, according to the Queensland Exploration Council’s (QEC) 2024 Exploration... 


Vedanta to proceed with dollar bond sale in first post-Adani India credit test
25th November 2024 By: Reuters

Vedanta Resources, which postponed a planned sale of dollar bonds last week after the Adani group's top officials were indicted by US prosecutors, will now launch the issue on Monday, according to... 


Donald Trump
Trump prepares wide-ranging energy plan to boost gas exports, oil drilling, sources say
25th November 2024 By: Reuters

Donald Trump's transition team is putting together a wide-ranging energy package to roll out within days of his taking office that would approve export permits for new liquefied natural gas (LNG)... 


Rio Tinto lifts force majeure for Australian alumina exports
Rio Tinto lifts force majeure for Australian alumina exports
25th November 2024 By: Bloomberg

Rio Tinto Group lifted restrictions on exports of alumina from its Gladstone refineries in Australia, according to S&P Global. Rio had declared force majeure — a legal clause allowing a company... 


Senex Energy officially opens Atlas gas field expansion
Senex Energy officially opens Atlas gas field expansion
25th November 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Australian energy company Senex Energy has announced that first gas is set to flow from its A$1-billion Atlas natural gas field expansion, following the official opening of its Surat Basin facility... 


Sungrow powers Australia's biggest offgrid hybrid renewable energy system at Kathleen Valley
22nd November 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Photovoltaic (PV) inverter and energy storage systems company Sungrow has highlighted its role in the development of Australia's largest offgrid hybrid renewable energy system at the Kathleen... 


Civil society organisations launch legal challenge seeking judicial review of seismic surveying authorisations
22nd November 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Civil society organisations The Green Connection, Aukotowa Fisheries Primary Co-Operative and Natural Justice have launched a judicial review of decisions to grant authorisation to seismic and... 


Eramet's mineral sands mine in Senegal
JUWI South Africa takes the lead on Senegal’s newest mine-site hybrid solar plant
22nd November 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

French multinational miner Eramet’s subsidiary Eramet Grande Côte and renewable energy company JUWI Renewable Energies South Africa have closed a €30-million, or R600-million, deal to build a solar... 


Panellists discuss implications of diversifying the energy mix
22nd November 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

As South Africa faces growing energy demand and environmental challenges, it is critical to address how diverse energy solutions can contribute to the resilience and sustainability of its... 


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Infrastructure growth fuels demand for commercial vehicles
22nd November 2024 By: Lynne Davies

Demand for cargo mobility solutions in South Africa is on the rise, partly owing to the expansion of infrastructure across key sectors, and automotive company Tata Motors is well prepared to cater... 


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Sustainable aviation fuels output growing but long journey ahead to meet agreed goals
22nd November 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) generate much lower carbon emissions, across their entire lifecycle, than conventional jet fuels. SAF can reduce lifecycle CO2 emissions by up to 80% compared with... 


A century of Cf
22nd November 2024 By: Riaan de Lange

The abbreviation Cf stands for the Latin words confer and conferatur, meaning 'compare'. By definition, conferatur instructs the reader to compare one thing with another. But, of course, I wouldn’t... 


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Rovuma LNG Phase 1, Mozambique
22nd November 2024 By: Sheila Barradas

ExxonMobil Development Africa, Eni and CNODC Dutch Cooperatief plan to monetise more than 60-trillion cubic feet of gas in the deep-water Area 4 of the Rovuma basin. 


Agricultural nursery
AgriSA says agriculture’s ability to reduce emissions recognised at COP29
21st November 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

With the COP29 conference under way until November 22, industry body AgriSA says the global climate change agenda is increasingly recognising the critical role of agriculture and farmers. As... 


Image of the Höegh Aurora at the Port of Durban
World’s largest car-carrier calls at Durban, PE ports; vessel super-sizing to continue
21st November 2024 By: Irma Venter

The Höegh Aurora, the world’s newly crowned largest car carrier, has called at both the Durban and Port Elizabeth ports this month as she makes her way around the world. The Aurora started... 


Testwork on Kasiya graphite yields encouraging results
21st November 2024 By: Darren Parker

ASX-, Aim-, and OTCQX-listed Sovereign Metals has reported encouraging initial results from traditional market downstream testwork conducted by independent consultancy ProGraphite, in Germany. The... 


The rise and adoption of process automation in West Africa
The rise and adoption of process automation in West Africa
21st November 2024

By: Ajibola Akindele - Country Manager, West Africa at Schneider Electric West Africa is experiencing significant advancements in process automation, driven by key industries such as oil, gas,... 


Capital appoints Graeme Dacomb independent nonexec director
21st November 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

London-listed mining services company Capital has appointed Graeme Dacomb as an independent nonexecutive director, effective from December. Dacomb, who is based in London, will join the company’s... 


A Maersk vessel
Container shippers hedging green transition with dual-fuel vessel orders
21st November 2024 By: Reuters

Container shipping companies like Maersk, CMA and COSCO have ordered hundreds of new vessels in recent years meant to help their industry's greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions meet rising demand from... 


Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau
EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism needs to be challenged, Tau says
20th November 2024 By: Darren Parker

Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has said that measures such as the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism introduced by the EU need to be challenged by developing economies at the... 


Russian coal shipments to China fall 10% in September
20th November 2024 By: Reuters

China's coal imports from Russia fell 10% in September from the same month a year earlier, customs data showed on Sunday, as sanctions on Moscow continued to weigh. Russia's coal shipments to... 


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The new UPRDA from an environmental perspective
20th November 2024

On 25 October 2024, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa assented to the Upstream Resources Development Bill (now the Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Act, 23 of 2024) (the Act).  


SANEDI CEO Dr Titus Mathe
Remodelled draft IRP to be unveiled next week for limited public consultation
20th November 2024 By: Terence Creamer

A remodelled Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for electricity will be released to the public next week and is expected to deviate materially from the heavily criticised draft IRP2023, which was... 


A truck carrying coal with a coal-fired power station in the background
Group of nations make COP29 pledge on no new unabated coal power
20th November 2024 By: Bloomberg

A total of 25 countries and the EU are pledging to commit to no new unabated coal power in their next round of national climate plans, the latest global pledge aimed at curbing use of the fuel.... 


Canadian regulator orders halt to Sunshine Oilsands operations
20th November 2024 By: Reuters

A Canadian regulator has ordered Sunshine Oilsands to suspend its operations, including wells, facilities and pipelines,in northern Alberta's oil sands regiondue to continuous non-compliance with... 


Solar panels and wind turbines
Namibia aims to raise $450m to boost power generation
20th November 2024 By: Bloomberg

Namibia’s state-owned electricity utility plans to raise $450-million by selling bonds in the country and raising development bank loans to help the southwest African nation boost power generation.... 


Rio Tinto report shows bullying remains rife with women targeted
Rio Tinto report shows bullying remains rife with women targeted
20th November 2024 By: Bloomberg

A new report by Rio Tinto Group showed 39% of workers surveyed by the world’s second-biggest miner had experienced bullying within a 12-month period, up from 31% in 2021. Two years after Rio Tinto... 


Taseko announces new board appointment
19th November 2024 By: Creamer Media Reporter

TSX-, NYSE- and LSE-listed Taseko Mines on Tuesday announced the appointment of Chief Crystal Smith to its board of directors. Welcoming Smith to the board, Taseko chairperson Ron Thiessen said... 


Illegal miners
Ramaphosa calls for peaceful resolution to police standoff with illegal miners
18th November 2024 By: Sashnee Moodley

President Cyril Ramaphosa described the Stilfontein mine as a “crime scene”, on Monday, as he called for a peaceful resolution to the standoff at the disused mine shaft, where illegal miners are... 


Goldman says ‘go for gold’ as central banks buy, Fed cuts in ‘25
Goldman says ‘go for gold’ as central banks buy, Fed cuts in ‘25
18th November 2024 By: Bloomberg

Gold will rally to a record next year on central-bank buying and US interest rate cuts, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which listed the metal among top commodity trades for 2025 and said... 


Hydrogen wildcatters are betting big on Kansas to strike it rich
18th November 2024 By: Bloomberg

A new Gold Rush is taking shape on a quiet stretch of Kansas prairie. There, a clutch of startups backed by the likes of Bill Gates are searching below the surface for naturally occurring hydrogen,... 


Trump chooses oil fracking boss Wright as energy secretary
Trump chooses oil fracking boss Wright as energy secretary
18th November 2024 By: Bloomberg

President-elect Donald Trump nominated Chris Wright, who runs a Colorado-based oil and natural gas fracking services company, to lead the Energy Department. Wright, the chief executive officer of... 


Coal mines supplying steel mills will face new methane scrutiny
Coal mines supplying steel mills will face new methane scrutiny
15th November 2024 By: Bloomberg

Mines supplying coal for steelmaking will face new pressure over methane emissions as a United Nations watchdog expands its work. The International Methane Emissions Observatory will extend a... 


The Duvha power station in Mpumalanga
South Africa's revised carbon tax to be harsher but with more offsets, Treasury says
15th November 2024 By: Reuters

South Africa's revised carbon tax aims to balance the rival demands of climate activists and polluters by lowering tax-free allowances while letting companies make greater use of offsets, the... 


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