Posts tagged…Prices

A coal quiz

Tue, Feb 17 2009

Here's a little quiz about coal. You probably know that there are two kinds; coking coal, which provides the carbon in carbon-steel and thermal coal that drives the power-stations and adds CO₂ to the atmosphere. You might also know that Australia exports four times more coking coal than the #2 global supplier (Indonesia) and maybe you were aware that Australia is the #2 thermal coal exporter…

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Real food price below historic high

Wed, Jun 04 2008
The documents for the FAO Conference on Food Security show that real food prices (deflated by the index of manufactures exports) have spiked but are still some way below their peak in the 1970's.