#rare earths News
Global Witness warns that mining for green energy is fuelling conflict and human rights abuses in Asia and elsewhere, urging tougher standards and protections.
Environmental activists say they see no letup in fossil fuel burning and environmental degradation under Indonesia’s new president, Prabowo Subianto.
Industry and activists say governments must invest in battery recycling infrastructure before surge in electric vehicles.
Policy & Finance
Indigenous rights under pressure as Philippine minerals boom
The energy transition is driving demand for minerals in the Philippines, putting Indigenous peoples’ legal protections at risk.
Carbon & Climate
Bumpy road ahead as battery fears hit global EV rollout
Policy & Finance
Q&A: What the Draghi report says about EU climate action and energy
#rare earths Opinion
If unchecked, deep sea mining could impact fish stocks and Pacific Island communities along with it.
Policy & Finance
Treaty to protect high seas too late to stop mining
Deep sea mining is about to get the green light and companies itching to exploit it have a head start on authorities.
Policy & Finance
Globalisation is greener
The materials, innovation, and capital needed to reach net-zero emissions are not equally distributed and, as a result, must be shared around the world.
Manufacturing
The next global resource crisis
Western governments want to advance the clean energy transition without being overly dependent on China for critical minerals. But their plans fail to acknowledge a potential obstacle: the fraught local politics of opening up new mines.
Manufacturing
Three ways making a smartphone can harm the environment
#rare earths Videos
Green Buildings
Thai homes score world’s first in storing sunshine
A Thai firm has built the country's first homes that runs on solar power for 24 hours a day, using a hybrid of solar PV panels and fuel cells.
Japanese firms venture into solar energy storage using discarded electric vehicle batteries, complementing the country's move to continue building more solar power plants.
#rare earths Podcasts
Pro-miners argue that deep-sea mining is essential to enable the energy transition. On the Eco-Business podcast, Sian Owen of the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition argues why nature's last frontier should be protected, not exploited.
#rare earths Press Releases
NEU Battery Materials
NEU Battery Materials concludes oversubscribed US$3.7M seed funding round
