• The Edge

  Why miners won’t invest in the metals supercycle

  • 30 6月 2022

  Would a merger of Big Oil with Big Mining make sense?

• Featured

  Could Big Energy and miners join forces to deliver a faster transition?

  • 23 5月 2022

  Could extractive companies co-invest or combine with oil and gas Majors to help unlock the energy transition?

• Opinion

  Fair share: why a new approach to mined energy transition resources is needed

  • 20 4月 2022

  Exploding demand for vital energy transition resources will only be met through better collaboration between all stakeholders, and the right fiscal structures

• Featured

  Will a recession stall or just pause the great energy transition gold rush?

  • 19 4月 2022

  There is concern that the metals industry cannot deliver the supply required to achieve the Paris accord decarbonisation targets. Could an economic slowdown provide the breathing space that the industry needs?

• Opinion

  Quantifying battery raw material demand

  • 12 4月 2022

  Accelerating electric vehicle sales continue to dominate battery raw material demand – while stationary energy storage applications are growing fast.

• Featured

  Wood Mackenzie 2021 Research Excellence Awards

  • 28 3月 2022

  In 2021 our global analysts created an outstanding body of research, putting a unique angle on everything from Covid-19 and COP26 through the recovery of commodity markets and rising geopolitical risk.

• Featured

  Is it time for metals to get the decarbonisation credit(s) they deserve?

  • 29 3月 2022

  To unlock investment capital it may be time to give metals more credit as key enablers of the energy transition.

• Opinion

  Rare earths: vital elements of the energy transition

  • 23 3月 2022

  Key energy transition industries are reliant on rare earth elements to meet efficiency and emissions targets

• Featured

  Will conflict and energy security concerns spur accelerated decarbonisation?

  • 15 3月 2022

  Developing alternatives to Russian natural resources will require vast quantities of metals – but how quickly can the metals supply chain respond?

• Opinion

  China’s bull run keeps it top dog in renewables

  • 23 2月 2022

  China just re-wrote the global energy record book. Driven by the country’s surging economic growth, 2021 saw China record the largest ever absolute annual increase in electricity demand by any country in history.

• Featured

  Will lower margins mean a mining supercycle is inevitable?

  • 15 2月 2022

  Slower demand growth, an increase in supply and rising inflation. Will these hinder investment and remove any remaining doubt about a supercycle?

• Opinion

  China must kickstart the green steel revolution

  • 14 10月 2022

  But are China’s consumers ready to pay a premium?

• Opinion

  What would an accelerated energy transition mean for metals and mining?

  • 18 10月 2022

  From soaring Li-ion demand to a cobalt trilemma, and the rare earth winners and losers.

• Opinion

  Horizons podcast: Pedal to the metal

  • 26 9月 2022

  We discuss the growing global demand for steel and the industry-wide challenge in achieving net zero emissions by 2050.

• Opinion

  Asia Pacific: a changing outlook for commodities

  • 30 8月 2022

  A preview of our Energy & Natural Resources Summit: APAC

• Opinion

  Deals show the enduring appeal of US gas

  • 19 4月 2024

  Two big European oil companies have recently announced deals to strengthen their holdings in US shale gas. The deals are small, but point to an important trend: the European companies still see the US as a core country.

• Opinion

  What’s next for the EV and battery value chains?

  • 17 4月 2024

  Following the Future Facing Commodities Forum last month, our experts break down some key points from the “What's next for the EV and battery value chains?” panel discussion

• Opinion

  Future Facing Commodities Forum 2024: your questions answered

  • 15 4月 2024

  Our experts address your burning questions on everything from EV forecasts and risks to copper from battery chemistry changes, to aluminium pricing after CBAM and hydrogen’s most likely end uses

• Opinion

  How will the EU’s CBAM impact global iron and steel?

  • 27 3月 2024

  The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism has big implications for international trade patterns

• News Release

  Asia Pacific could become a global leader in the energy transition

  • 21 2月 2024

  Home to half of the world’s population and contributing a third to the global GDP, the Asia Pacific region is expected to maintain a 50% share of global primary energy demand and a 60% share of global carbon emissions until 2050. This trend is unlikely to change without strong policy action and investment. However, the region still has the potential to turn these challenges into opportunities and become a global leader in the energy transition.

• Opinion

  The energy transition sparks new interest in copper mining

  • 09 2月 2024

  A startup backed by Bill Gates hopes to accelerate copper development in Zambia, to increase supplies needed for low-carbon energy.

• Opinion

  What’s next for green steel technologies?

  • 30 1月 2024

  Exploring alternatives to scrap, high-grade iron ores and current steel production routes

• Opinion

  Ebook | How can the Super Region enable the energy transition?

  • 17 1月 2024

  Collaboration between governments and markets in the region spanning Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia can unlock the Super Region's full metals and mining potential. In this ebook, we explore the many opportunities for the region to play a vital role in the energy transition – and the challenges it must overcome.

• Opinion

  COP28: a metals and mining stocktake

  • 04 12月 2023

  Metals have a crucial role to play in providing materials for low carbon technologies that will reduce fossil fuel use.

• Opinion

  Have policy headwinds pushed electric vehicles into the slow lane?

  • 23 4月 2025

  After strong global growth last year headwinds from the West will have a decelerating effect for EVs and the battery supply chain.

• Opinion

  The end of capital discipline in mining?

  • 17 4月 2025

  Discover why rising CapEx, copper-led growth and shifting strategies are reshaping the future of the mining industry.

• The Edge

  Big Mining pivots to copper for growth

  • 03 4月 2025

  Miners are shifting gears - boosting copper investment while the rest of the sector cuts back. Is this the end of capital discipline?

• Opinion

  Green steel in China: easier said than done

  • 02 4月 2025

  China steel is in its post-peak era – but can it get on an emissions pathway?  

• Opinion

  What Trump's tariff policy means for energy and natural resources

  • 08 4月 2025

  Analysing the global impact of new US trade measures on power and renewables, oil, gas and metals and mined commodities

• Opinion

  Video | Analysing the potential of Glencore and Teck combining their copper operations

  • 03 3月 2025

  We use Lens Metals & Mining to explore the synergies of QB2 and Collahuasi