South32, which is in the process of exiting its SA coal assets, said last week that its domestic coal volumes declined in its half year to end-December.

BHP last week revealed that it will slash the value of its coal assets by AUD 1.25 billion as it looks to reposition its portfolio towards greener commodities like copper and nickel.

Vietnam has recently decided to keep anti-dumping duty on aluminium from China.

Alcoa Corporation has announced a development project with the potential to significantly reduce carbon emissions in the alumina refining process

China Iron & Steel Association has proposed an industry self-review initiative

To make the global fight against climate change a success, China has vowed to realize carbon neutrality before 2060 and worked out a blueprint to achieve low-carbon development.

China's pledge that its carbon emissions will peak before 2030 and it will achieve carbon neutrality before 2060 should not come as a surprise.

The carbon-neutral movement will be another revolution in the history of human development.