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- Origin to push on with Beetaloo Basin plan, saying it didn’t breach sanctions against Russian oligarch Tue, 12 Apr 22, 2:31pmAustralian government found gas exploration at NT site does not currently benefit Viktor Vekselberg, company says
- Oxford University receives £11m from fossil fuel firms, report finds Tue, 20 Apr 21, 4:00pmFigures from oil, gas and petrochemical companies does not include £100m from Ineos in 2021
- Rio Tinto: why the sacking of three executives isn't enough for mining investors Sat, 12 Sep 20, 6:00amAustralia’s biggest superannuation funds also demand the miner guarantee the protection of culturally important sites
- Indigenous leaders say Rio Tinto dumping executives must be beginning of genuine transformation Sat, 12 Sep 20, 6:00amAustralia’s biggest superannuation funds also demand the miner guarantee the protection of culturally important sites
- Minerals Council of Australia endorses net-zero emissions but with no target date Mon, 22 Jun 20, 4:21pmClimate groups’ reaction to mining body’s climate change plan ranges from qualified acceptance to ‘greenwashing’
- One in three shareholders vote for Rio Tinto to adopt binding emissions target Fri, 8 May 20, 6:32pmShareholder vote in favour of global mining giant adopting binding targets grew sixfold since last year
- Mining firms worked to kill off climate action in Australia, says ex-PM Thu, 10 Oct 19, 10:00pmKevin Rudd says industry still has huge influence in a country beset by climate policy torpor
- Apple invests millions in a carbon-free aluminum smelting method Sat, 12 May 18, 12:11amFor over 130 years, aluminum, a material in many Apple products, has been produced in the same dirty, greenhouse gas-releasing way. That could all change soon: Apple is partnering with aluminum company Alcoa Corporation and...
- Rio Tinto won’t allow UK investors to vote on Mineral Council issue Fri, 9 Mar 18, 3:04pmDecision a blow to those wanting Rio to stop funding industry association memberships
- Rio Tinto faces $84bn shareholder revolt over membership of Minerals Council Fri, 2 Mar 18, 11:00amGlobal shareholders file motion calling for rethink on membership of coal lobby groups
- Rio Tinto bidding war: Glencore offers US$100m more for Australian coalmines Sun, 11 Jun 17, 4:59pmMiner initially said it was selling Coal & Allied to Yancoal, which is majority controlled by China’s Yanzhou Coal
- BP to face flak over green targets and pay at AGM Mon, 11 Apr 16, 1:13amShareAction says that BP has fallen well short of the environmental commitments it made at last year’s meeting
- Diverted groundwater near mines may cause trees to die of thirst, study finds Tue, 8 Sep 15, 10:25amExclusive: report has implications for proposed Shenhua coalmine after researchers found changing water table levels can affect the ecosystem several kilometres beyond mine boundaries
- West Australian $30bn LNG project allowed to have no carbon emission targets Sun, 4 Jan 15, 11:54amState government declares it will not reapply regulations which were lifted during carbon tax era
- Rio Tinto chief urges carbon capture progress despite research funding halt Fri, 21 Mar 14, 1:05pmGuardian Australia: Mining executive says fossil fuels ‘here to stay’ and calls for cleaner technology yet industry research body starved of funds