#rare earths 新闻
Industry and activists say governments must invest in battery recycling infrastructure before surge in electric vehicles.
The energy transition is driving demand for minerals in the Philippines, putting Indigenous peoples’ legal protections at risk.
The growing demand for lithium-ion batteries, driven by electric vehicles, is expected to result in a surge of spent batteries in developing countries, raising concerns about the destructive mining practices used to extract lithium.
On 9 September, the long-awaited report from former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi into EU competitiveness was published.
#rare earths 观点
If unchecked, deep sea mining could impact fish stocks and Pacific Island communities along with it.
Deep sea mining is about to get the green light and companies itching to exploit it have a head start on authorities.
政策和金融
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.
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.
#rare earths 视频
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 播客
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 新闻发布稿
NEU Battery Materials
NEU Battery Materials concludes oversubscribed US$3.7M seed funding round
