Western Australia has opened a new funding round under its Clean Energy Future Fund (CEFF), making $9 million available for clean energy projects that cut emissions or reduce energy costs. Mining, minerals processing and remote industrial operations are eligible, with typical projects including on-site solar and battery storage, high‑efficiency electrification of diesel loads, and demand‑side management technologies. The scheme targets projects that can be replicated across WA’s grid‑connected and off‑grid sites, signalling scope for miners to de‑risk low‑emission power trials at existing operations.

The UK Trade Remedies Authority has confirmed anti-dumping tariffs on Chinese-built excavators will stand, rejecting appeals from LiuGong and Caterpillar over its May 2025 decision. LiuGong sought to exclude its battery-electric excavators from the product definition, while Caterpillar challenged the calculation of its individual dumping and injury margins and the causal link assessment. Tariffs, introduced following a JCB complaint, remain at 18.81% for one sampled exporter and up to 40.08% residual, affecting UK pricing and procurement of Chinese excavators across fleet renewals.

Deep seabed mining remains legally blocked after legal scholars Aline Jaeckel and Erik van Doorn argued that the International Seabed Authority cannot approve exploitation in areas like the Clarion-Clipperton Zone until separate benefit-sharing regulations, controlled by the ISA Assembly, are adopted. The ISA’s Finance Committee only produced a first draft benefit-sharing framework in 2024, centred on a Common Heritage Fund, while about 40 countries now support a moratorium and African states oppose using shared funds for remediation. Companies including The Metals Company, Impossible Metals and Lockheed Martin are advancing CCZ plans despite this regulatory deadlock.