A sobering new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences raises the specter of tipping points — again — ...

After a series of fits and starts, climate-related technologies are finally getting traction with the investor community. Burned first by ...

“Shutting down coal plants only gets you so far,” says Julian Spector of Canary Media in a recent newsletter. “It's progress,” ...

Just released, global consultancy PwC’s 18th annual report on the mining industry looks at strong financial and operational performance ...

In a groundbreaking report, the International Energy Agency (IEA) presented the world’s first comprehensive study of how to ...

Mines are not sustainable. By their very nature, they involve the extraction of finite resources from the earth. Yet no one denies the ...

Travelers will tell you that a good map is essential to any journey. Still, the challenge lies in following the path and negotiating obstacles, ...

Africa is opening up to the development of large-scale renewable energy projects at mines. This encouraging news comes from an interview with ...

The current expansion of investment in clean technology is not a bubble this time. So says Noah Smith in a recent op-ed for Bloomberg. Unlike the ...

Last December, Energy and Mines brought together thought leaders from both the mining and renewables industries for their Virtual ...

Our focus is generally off-grid applications of renewable energy, but we were inspired by a recent article in Greentech Media about extraordinary ...

To many people outside the industry, the marriage of mining and renewables might seem an odd one. However, according to a comprehensive ...

In our first issue, we presented the 247Solar Microgrid™, which combines 247Solar Plants with PV or wind plus batteries to create a simple ...

Most of the discussion around mining and climate change centers on how mining companies can reduce their own carbon footprints and ...

Sub-Saharan Africa is home to two-thirds of the global population that still lacks access to electricity today. There, more than 600 million ...

The London based media monitoring company, Alva, has just released its 2020 ESG (environment, social and corporate governance) report on the ...

Thanks to our friends at the Alliance for Rural Electrification for pointing us toward an exceptional report on the state of the global ...

One after the other, speakers at the recent Energy & Mines Australia Virtual Summit described how their companies were — out of necessity — including ...

The arguments for development of renewable microgrids have long been compelling. Utilities, municipalities, and large-scale industries like ...

A recent article from S&P Global Intelligence points to increasing pressure from investors on mining companies to lower their ...

According to a new report from the World Economic Forum, we are reaching irreversible tipping points for nature and climate ...

The Australian mining industry is taking action on climate change as part of its collective commitment to the Paris Agreement and ...

Declining ore reserves have been pushing mining companies to seek opportunities in ever-more remote locations and driving innovation ...

Though some are making progress, most of the world’s ten largest mining companies are not on a path to hit the Paris Climate Agreement target ...

In a recent article for Forbes, contributor David Vetter interviews Dr. Charles Donovan, Executive Director of the Centre for Climate Finance ...

From time to time, we’ll feature contributions from outside experts. Submissions are welcome and encouraged. This month, we feature the thoughts ...

Five years ago, the Rocky Mountain Institute launched their Sunshine for Mines initiative, with the goal of increasing renewable energy penetration ...

According to a recent article in Energy and Mines, 2019 was the year when miners finally bit the bullet on renewable energy, as declining costs and ...