Climate, energy and resources

Whitehaven has emerged victorious in the heated battle for two BHP metallurgical coal mines, but can it duck a few haymakers from shareholders?

A High Court of Australia decision that a distance-based charge on electric vehicles in the state of Victoria is invalid threatens similar plans across the country.

Artificial intelligence can help insurers, bankers and investors save profits by saving the planet, according to SXSW panellists.

Australian hydrogen, lithium and graphite producers are benefitting from the US$370 billion US Inflation Reduction Act. But qualifying for the handouts is no easy task.

With the world racing to decarbonise steelmaking, Australia could play a leading role – and even reignite onshore manufacturing. But the window of opportunity is narrowing.

Our biggest and most iconic companies are fleeing coal. But, unafraid of controversy, a wave of smaller players have moved in to chase outsize returns from the unloved sector.

Bell Rock is ratcheting up pressure on Whitehaven's CEO and board but it's unclear whether its campaign is resonating with other investors.

Green steel is coming sooner than many thought possible. But while that’s good news for the energy transition, it may not augur well for billions of dollars in iron ore exports.

The Canadian asset manager is one step closer to achieving its $18.7 billion takeover of Origin Energy. Now comes the hard part.

The ACCC has approved Brookfield's Origin takeover, saying its plans to decarbonise the company outweigh competition concerns in a landmark ruling.

Miners say the Australian government wants to become a "circuit breaker" by replicating China's rare earths industry.