Britain’s reliance on coal for electricity is set to end, over 140 years after it opened the world’s first coal-fired power station in London in 1882

Metals like cobalt, nickel and platinum, which are in short supply on Earth, can be found in M-type asteroids

Putin got the red carpet treatment on Tuesday, despite Ukraine calling for his arrest under a warrant from the International Criminal Court

American firms producing electric vehicles to electric utility equipment largely want higher China tariffs to be reduced, delayed or abandoned altogether

The National Development and Reform Commission said the money should be targeted at coal power plants and the country’s grid

Analysts speculate that the reduction in approvals could be the result of so many projects being given the go-ahead last year

China's coal-fired power is giving up market share to cleaner alternatives, amid the rapid installation of solar capacity and also wind sources

China’s decision to restrict exports of antimony from mid-September could push the metal's price to $30,000 a ton, traders say

Antimony is used as a hardener in lead for storage batteries, plus alloys with lead and tin to improve solders and bullets, and in semiconductor devices

Commonwealth Bank of Australia and National Australia Bank both looking to reduce lending commitments to coal mining

Some 73 companies are now on the US blacklist. New additions include Rare Earth Magnesium Technology Group in Hong Kong and Century Sunshine Group, which make magnesium fertilizer and alloy products.

A corporate climate targets group says the use of carbon offsetting can be counterproductive and act as a disincentive to emissions reduction