Thursday, 20 February 2025

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FILE PHOTO: Workers monitor the nickel melting process at a nickel smelter of PT Vale Tbk in Sorowako, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia, March 30, 2023. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/File Photo
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Column: Only Indonesia can help nickel recover from price bust

By Andy Home LONDON (Reuters) -Nickel ended 2024 trading at four-year lows, a spectacular reversal of fortune for a metal that soared so...

An aerial view shows a crude oil tanker at an oil terminal off Waidiao island in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, China January 4, 2023. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo
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Column: China response key to crude oil after new sanctions on Russia

China may cut crude imports and tap inventories as U.S. sanctions on Russian oil disrupt supply, pressuring global prices.

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Column: Copper’s early-year rally leaves investors unimpressed

Copper prices rise in January, yet market remains cautious amid fears of US tariffs and a potential trade war as Trump takes office.

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Opinion: Before we “axe the tax” in Canada, a quick lesson in history and physics

Pierre Poilievre needs to connect the dots on three rising things: emissions, extreme flooding all over the globe, and household-insurance costs.

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Opinion: Mark Carney has given us a sensible next step after the carbon tax. We need to take it.

If the “polluter should pay,” the rich should be paying more. Make the carbon tax progressive and pair it with regulations supported by...

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Coal use persists: Asian growth offsets declines in EU and US

Despite developed nations phasing out coal, global demand is hitting record levels driven by China and India's growth.

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China dominates solar PV manufacturing and trade barriers unlikely to change that

Trade barriers in the EU and U.S. have been largely ineffectual against China's dominance in solar PV manufacturing.

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The carbon tax needs fixing, not axing — Canada needs a progressive carbon tax

Current carbon taxes fail to change behaviors effectively, but a progressive tax targeting high emitters could ensure fairness and boost public support.

An aerial view of Drax Power Station, including the biomass power plant, in Yorkshire, U.K., on April 20, 2016. Credit: A.P.S. (UK)/Alamy via Reuters
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UK can have clean, stable power by 2030 — without heavy reliance on biomass

U.K. can achieve a stable, decarbonised power system by 2030 with reduced biomass reliance, driven by wind, solar and better interconnections.

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