France looks to lithium – but can projects get off the ground?
"Let’s use France’s strengths,” Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said last year as he announced plans to expedite lithium, geothermal…
Minor metals
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Put communities at the heart of decisions on transition minerals
Without a doubt, to keep global temperatures within safer climate limits and avoid an escalation of devastating climate impacts, we…
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The top ten critical minerals powerhouses of the energy transition
Before the 1960s, life in the Middle Eastern region now known as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) would have looked…
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Weekly data: China seeks to extend its critical minerals dominance with overseas investment surge
Chinese overseas investment in metals and mining via the Belt and Road Initiative is set to reach a record high…
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From a fringe technology to the mainstream: Optimising supply chains for the electric vehicle era
In February the European Parliament voted to ban the sale of internal combustion engines for new passenger and light duty…
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Lithium in Argentina: how to make it sustainable
Lithium is the lightest metal – an excellent heat and electricity conductor with half the density of water – and…
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IEA: critical minerals market sees unprecedented growth in line with energy transition
The market for minerals that are critical to the production and powering of electric vehicles, wind turbines, solar panels and…
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Critical minerals: why there is no such thing as a just transition (yet)
With the move away from fossil fuels and towards green energy technologies comes a growing dependence on the critical minerals…
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The antidote for modern slavery in the renewables supply chain
The number of people around the world becoming victims of modern slavery – where they cannot refuse or leave work…
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Is the tide turning for Australia’s fossil fuel exports?
In the 2022–2023 financial year, Australia is forecast to earn A$464bn ($302bn) from resource and energy exports, according to the…
