The winter road is seen in the background of an aerial photograph of Rio Tinto's Diavik Diamond Mine in the North Slave Region of Lac de Gras, Northwest Territories, Canada February 12, 2015. Rio Tinto/Handout via REUTERS.
An unusually warm winter in Canada this year has delayed the opening of a 400-kilometer ice road that is rebuilt every year as the main conduit for Rio Tinto , Burgundy Mines , and De Beers to access their diamond mines in the remote Arctic region.Poland's power producers - Europe's most coal-dependent - have managed to boost total electricity generation levels while cutting emissions so far in 2024, thanks to lower coal use in power stations and higher wind output.
The Netherlands' five largest pension funds on Wednesday said they were willing to invest billions in the country's energy transition and to help support investment in the electricity grid.Italy's ACEA said it would invest 7.6 billion euros to 2028 to grow its activities in regulated sectors including water, power grids and waste management as it pivots to becoming an infrastructure operator.