China signs record US$213 billion of new ‘belt and road’ deals in 2025: report
China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative gained further traction in 2025, with a record US$213.5 billion of new…
‘Historic’ High Seas Treaty comes into force. But is it enough to save our oceans?
The highly anticipated High Seas Treaty has come into force today, marking a “historic milestone” for global ocean…
High seas hopes meet hard realities with 2026 set to become a pivotal year for world’s oceans
While 2025 saw tidal shifts in ocean governance, 2026 is the moment of reckoning, when promises to protect…
Canada eyes an ‘ambitious’ new partnership with Britain amid Trump turmoil – POLITICO
Canadian Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson spent three days in London in October “speed dating” in…
EU plans looser environmental rules to allow more mining – POLITICO
Since the start of Ursula von der Leyen’s second term as European Commission president, the executive has put…
Türkiye’s mining exports expected to top $10 billion in 2026
Türkiye’s mining sector expects to cross the $10 billion (TL 424.46 billion) export threshold in 2026, driven by…
Australia’s emissions have dropped, but we’ve got our work cut out to reach targets
Australia’s emissions had the biggest drop ever this year outside the artificial kink in the curve during COVID-19…
Global miner BMA drops Queensland mine expansion plan after a decade of environmental checks
Australia’s largest coal producer has been approved to clear 136 hectares of koala habitat by the Queensland government. …
Canada As A Critical Minerals Refiner Is Globally Irrelevant
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has just returned from a trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where…
Critically endangered night parrot captured by Martu rangers in east Pilbara
Rare footage of the critically endangered night parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis) has been captured by Martu rangers in the…
BHP Group found liable for Brazil’s worst environmental disaster
Global mining company BHP Group is liable for the 2015 collapse of a dam in southeastern Brazil, London’s…
The explosives shortage may drive up phone, energy and home prices
The United States is facing a shortage of TNT, a high explosive that is essential to the manufacturing…