It’s an all-too-familiar statement: in a zero-carbon world, certain chemical elements will be as important as oil and gas are to a fossil-fuel-powered world. These include the nickel, lithium and cobalt used in batteries, as […]
Demand for lithium-ion batteries is unprecedented – but is mining the chemical harmful to the environment? Lithium extraction fields in South America have been captured by an aerial photographer in stunning high definition. But while […]
As much as $4 trillion in investments may be needed by 2030 to scale up the materials supply chain to address upcoming supply shortages of key metals and materials required to meet global decarbonization goals, […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – As Indonesia races to become a manufacturing hub for electric vehicle (EV) batteries on the back of its vast nickel reserves, safety issues at the country’s mines are stoking labour unrest […]
The story of renewable energy’s rapid rise in Latin America often focuses on Chinese influence, and for good reason. China’s government, banks and companies have propelled the continent’s energy transition, with about 90% of all wind […]
To provide critical materials for the energy transition, the metals and minerals industries must adapt their global supply chains. Increasingly bold climate targets are changing global materials supply chains, to the extent that the transition to […]
Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, When the nukes start falling, nobody will be able to say that they weren’t warned. Thanks to Joe Biden and his warmongering minions, we are steamrolling […]
President Biden – while in South Carolina Thursday to make the argument that his economics measures rammed through Congress with little Republican support benefits red states – admitted that China is “dominating raw material production,” […]
Even with low transition 2.4 ̊ C scenario, minerals and metals needed for lower-carbon technologies face shortages by 2030, consultancy calculates The world is heading for a turbulent period of energy transition where constraints on […]
A billionaire financier in the mining industry says the world is headed toward a “train wreck” as the demand for copper will greatly outstrip the supply if nothing changes. This means the $250 million CK Gold […]
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