• Opinion

  Sustainable smelting: how green can it go?

  • 21 6月 2022

  A focus on carbon emissions is driving a new dynamic for the energy-intensive smelting industry.

• Opinion

  Green steel: three milestones on the road to lower carbon emissions

  • 16 5月 2022

  Steel emissions will drop 30% by 2050 – but more transformative change is needed to keep pace with an accelerated energy transition.

• Opinion

  How Russia’s war with Ukraine is changing the metals and mining trade

  • 26 4月 2022

  Our Russia/Ukraine weekly briefing explores what the conflict means for the global economy and natural resources sectors. This week, we focus on Russia’s mined commodity exports

• Opinion

  7 things we learned at the Future Facing Mined Commodities Forum

  • 08 3月 2022

  The Wood Mackenzie Future Facing Mined Commodities Forum included sessions on battery material demand, investment in energy transition metals, the drive for greener metals and more.

• Opinion

  2024 is a year of elections. What will they mean for clean energy?

  • 16 4月 2024

  Over half the world's countries are holding elections this year. They come at a time when resistance to the energy transition is building in many parts of the globe. Ed is joined by Amy Myers Jaffe and Vijay Vaitheeswaran to explore the ramifications of these key elections.

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: metalmorphosis

  • 09 11月 2023

  This month's Horizons Live explored the scale of the iron and steel industry's carbon problem, and the tectonic shift that now lies ahead.

• Opinion

  Can the rest of the world repel China’s magnetic pull over rare earth metals?

  • 19 5月 2022

  By investing across complex supply chains, Chinese companies have integrated rare earth mining, processing, metal production and magnet manufacturing, allowing China to then dominate high value-add sectors including drivetrains for electric vehicles and generators for wind turbines.

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: The Big Ban

  • 30 6月 2022

  Watch on demand as we answer your questions about the consequences of the Ukraine war on commodities, and how governments, companies and investors must respond as the outlook for energy is transformed.

• Opinion

  Horizons Live: Securing copper supply

  • 29 8月 2024

  In the recent Horizons Live session, our panel discussed what it would take to diversify copper supply from China – and why de-risking supply chains may be more about compromise than a complete decoupling.  

• Opinion

  Is green aluminium an achievable goal?

  • 11 8月 2020

  Metals producers face a dual challenge in the energy transition – meeting global demand for critical commodities while also cutting emissions. For aluminium the challenge is greater – of all the metals, it faces the biggest impact from carbon pricing. But how significant is the risk? And is carbon neutral aluminium achievable?

• Opinion

  Green steel gets a boost from European economic recovery plans

  • 03 8月 2020

  European governments provide welcome support for steel decarbonisation in post-pandemic plans

• Opinion

  Metals and mining: an industry at a crossroads

  • 14 10月 2020

  How has a year of unprecedented challenges affected mined commodities? Julian Kettle shares his view on the impact of a global pandemic, and the opportunities and risks posed by the energy transition.

• Opinion

  How decarbonisation will drive mining supply-side adjustments

  • 09 11月 2020

  Governments, consumers and producers will push and pull metals and mining to reduce emissions – and it's going to mean big adjustments for the supply side.

• Opinion

  Faster decarbonisation and mining: a crisis of confidence or capital?

  • 15 12月 2020

  Fuelling an accelerated energy transition scenario calls for a massive increase in investment in key metals, and soon. What stands in the way, and can it be overcome?

• Opinion

  Five ways the copper industry can improve economics and sustainability

  • 22 12月 2020

  Driven by a growing list of stakeholder requirements and an explosion in creative solutions, is the mining industry about to accelerate its adoption of technology?

• Opinion

  What’s next for copper?

  • 06 5月 2025

  The impact of changing supply chains was a key theme for the red metal at our recent Future Facing Commodities Forum

• Opinion

  Power from the people: the state of the vehicle-to-everything (V2X) market

  • 27 3月 2025

  V2X propositions – including vehicle-to-grid (V2G) – have faced barriers to commercialisation but 2025 should see major progress

• Opinion

  eBook | Understanding the metals and mining landscape in 2025

  • 21 2月 2025

  An integrated perspective for investors and financiers

• Opinion

  What do President Trump’s tariffs mean for energy?

  • 18 2月 2025

  How will Trump’s latest tariffs impact US energy, trade and climate goals?

• Opinion

  US tariff announcements add to uncertainty

  • 17 2月 2025

  Trump’s latest tariffs could drive up costs for US energy companies and disrupt global trade.

• Opinion

  Beyond bunkers: The surprising impact of IMO 2020

  • 26 6月 2019

  The IMO 2020 regulations could have a far-reaching impact beyond just the shipping and refining sectors. We explore how it could affect steel and the electric vehicle battery industry.

• Opinion

  Iron ore: who will fill the emerging supply gap?

  • 03 6月 2019

  The tightly balanced iron ore market was a hot topic at Singapore Iron Ore week, Asia Pacific’s biggest annual gathering of steel and iron ore industry insiders. What else caught our analysts’ attention at this year’s conference?

• Opinion

  Royalty increases in Brazil: a renewed burden for iron ore miners or a threat to their international competitiveness?

  • 28 4月 2017

  The new mining code may become effective in less than four months, meaning extra costs for local mining companies.

• Opinion

  The impact of Republican control on US energy policy and the IRA

  • 19 11月 2024

  We expect renewables to remain competitive, and while protectionism will rise, a full repeal of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is unlikely

• Opinion

  How will the new US Republican government reshape the global electric vehicle supply chain?

  • 12 11月 2024

  A new Republican administration signals sweeping policy changes, from emissions standards and EV subsidies to battery tariffs and import rules. How could these shifts disrupt commodity supply chains, alter EV adoption rates and redefine opportunities for automakers and battery producers worldwide?

• Opinion

  Aluminium: 3 things to know

  • 03 12月 2024

  Aluminium: 3 things to know

• Opinion

  Four key takeaways from LME 2024

  • 15 10月 2024

  We spotlight some key themes from conversations at our recent event that will shape the future of metals and mining

• Opinion

  Video | The long-term outlook for copper

  • 18 10月 2024

  How will rising demand and shifting supply dynamics shape the future of the global copper market?

• Opinion

  PPAs: transforming miners’ decarbonisation strategies

  • 11 11月 2024

  Securing power purchase agreements (PPAs) has become the latest trend among mining companies looking to hit emission reduction targets.

• Opinion

  Five options to address the looming lithium surplus

  • 23 9月 2024

  In part two of a series on the outlook for the lithium industry, we explore the paths available to rebalance market dynamics