Spot lithium prices in the world's top producer of the battery metal were effectively down close to 80% year-on-year

The government's plan to underwrite 32 GW of renewable projects was announced on Thursday, just before a vote on a takeover of the country's second biggest power producer

The fund’s push to remove Northern Minerals' chairman comes after the miner asked Australian authorities to investigate whether ‘Chinese interests’ were trying to bypass an earlier ban on greater stake in the firm

Fossil fuel subsidies have risen $2 trillion to $7 trillion, according to the International Monetary Fund, as governments around the world try to protect consumers from rising energy prices

Malaysia and Vietnam have had cargoes worth about $320 million each denied or held for checks since the new rules came into force in mid-2020, nearly three times more than exports from China

The People's Bank of China said the deal "will help strengthen financial cooperation" and "expand the use of local currencies"

India and China are expected to oppose the move to block private funding for coal-fired power plants. Both claim their citizens still need more energy from fossil fuel sources.

All other members back US push for economies to boost opportunities for disadvantaged groups and incorporate clean energy and carbon-emission reduction goals in their trade policies

US lithium miner will meet investors in Allkem Australian in coming days ahead of vote on $10.6-billion merger next month

Petrostates and oil, gas and coal companies still intend to keep on making trillions of dollars a year by increasing production

The world’s second-largest economy will account for more than 80% of the global solar manufacturing capacity through to 2026, according to a new report

In a first, China has added rare earths to its list of minerals that need to be reported to authorities for export