Dozens of fossil fuel companies have set net-zero emissions targets, but these moves are regarded as "largely meaningless" because most fail to address key concerns

The investment, from a British consortium that includes mining giant Glencore, will go into a wind energy-powered industrial park on Sulawesi island

State media hailed the effort as "a landmark in China's deep-Earth exploration" that provides "an unprecedented opportunity to study areas of the planet deep beneath the surface".

Australia and the US have reached an agreement to boost the processing of critical resources needed for clean energy, PM Anthony Albanese said on his return from Hiroshima

The US Secretary of State will fly to PNG on Monday to meet Pacific Island leaders in place of Joe Biden, who will return to Washington after the G7. India's Narendra Modi will also go to Moresby

The show of solidarity from China's Central Asian neighbours contrasts sharply with the "negative" image of Beijing presented at the G7 gathering in Hiroshima

Exports of Australian iron ore and coal to China rose to A$19 billion ($12.7 billion) in March, 31% above 2022, data showed on Thursday, as bilateral ties begin to warm up

Pledge by Korean firm follows a campaign by Greenpeace and indigenous leaders, who revealed that dozens of Hyundai excavators were being used for destructive illegal mining in the Amazon

The Reserve Bank of Australia, which has drawn criticism in recent weeks, stunned markets on Tuesday by hiking its cash rate by a further 25 basis points

A mining tax windfall has helped Australia nearly balance the books, but a huge test looms from 2024 tax cuts passed by the former government that will slash revenue unless amended

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has sought six more months to complete a probe sought by the Supreme Court into Adani company transactions

Analysts say the move by Chile to nationalise its lithium sector, which could potentially curb long-term supply, may be negated by growing supply from other sources