Energy companies, miners, and technology companies that are focused on the energy transition have dominated the TSX Venture 50 list for 2022. “As the world’s really thinking about and grappling with energy transition, critical minerals — things like copper, lithium...

BHP Group has called for reform of the London Metal Exchange's (LME) nickel contract, saying it no longer represents the physical market. "The LME’s metal delivery rules is long overdue. The LME short squeeze episode highlighted vulnerabilities that had been...

The G20's financial watchdog, the Financial Stability Board, has warned the concentration firms, banks, exchanges and clearing houses of the global commodity market poses a risk to the stability of the economy. "The commodities ecosystem is heterogeneous, opaque, and has...

In 2022, sales for BEVs (battery electric vehicles) in the US increased 88% in comparison to 2021, according to a new report from PwC's Strategy&. China’s BEV market was close behind, with sales growth of 85%. The soaring sales of...

According to BloombergNEF’s latest report on the energy transition, 2022 saw $388 billion spent on passenger EV - a 53% jump from 2021 that brings the total to $1 trillion spread over a decade. Admittedly, $25 trillion has been spent...

Glencore's profits hit a record US$34 billion in 2022, driven largely by coal which hit highs after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But, below the headline figures, copper production fell from 137,600 tonnes in 2021 to 1,058,100 tonnes in 2022, 12%...

I suppose it’s only to be expected when commodity prices surge but commodity trading house Trafigura has accused Dubai-based trader Prateek Gupta and associated companies of "systematic fraud" involving containerized nickel purchases, potentially leading to losses of up to $577...

A new law to ban the sale of new fossil fuel cars in the European Union from 2035 has been approved by the EU parliament. New vans must comply with a 100% carbon dioxide cut by 2035, and a 50%...

Carbon credit transaction network Carbonplace announced it has raised US$45 million from nine banks to help connect buyers and sellers of carbon credits through their banks and make it easier to participate in the voluntary carbon credit market. The nine...

In a significant, official u-turn the Japanese government has adopted a policy that: allows for existing nuclear reactors to operate beyond their current 60 year limit for new, advanced reactors to be built inside the premises of reactors set to...

Renewable and nuclear energy will meet 90% of additional electricity demand from 2023-2025, according to the latest Electricity Market Report from IEA. China will account for 45% of this growth in renewable energy, followed by the EU with 15%. "The...