The switch from fossil fuels to low-carbon sources implies a massive leap in demand for metals and other commodities, IMF said, warning that lagging investment in production is causing shortages and sharp increases in prices for the materials.

The clean energy transition needed to avoid the worst effects of climate change could unleash unprecedented metals demand in coming decades, requiring as much as 3 billion tons.

Ferro-Alloy Resources expecting a busy 2022 (LON:FAR)

Beijing aims to eliminate heavily polluted days by 2025, the city's environmental watchdog said on Wednesday.

That will contribute to progress toward the goals of peaking carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2060, they said.

Environmental goals at stake as China aims to peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030, reach neutrality by 2060.

Steel prices could trend ‘much higher’ compared to the last 10 years, major Indian steelmaker says

Citing data from the National Bureau of Statistics, Meng said at a news conference in Beijing that the nation's coal output reached 360 million tons in October, up 4 percent year-on-year.