Turning Australia into a green minerals powerhouse comes with risks
Globalization is on shaky ground. As China rises, the United States and its allies are moving to reduce their reliance on the world's factory.
May 23, 2024
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Globalization is on shaky ground. As China rises, the United States and its allies are moving to reduce their reliance on the world's factory.
May 23, 2024
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A group of critical raw materials may help Europe reduce supply-chain vulnerabilities.
Jan 3, 2024
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High-capacity and reliable rechargeable batteries are a critical component of many devices and even modes of transport. They play a key role in the shift to a greener world. A wide variety of elements are used in their production, ...
Oct 19, 2023
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Wind and sun may be nearly infinite resources. But the materials needed to build wind turbines and solar panels are not always common. Take the rare earth metals—neodymium, dysprosium, and praseodymium—for example. Chances ...
Aug 16, 2023
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Effectively extracting valuable resources from water could go a long way toward enhancing national security while also helping the environment. Two recent studies from the lab of Prof. Menachem Elimelech offer perspectives ...
Jul 24, 2023
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The periodic table you may remember from chemistry class had two additional rows of elements below the main table. In the top added row are rare earth elements, metals critical in everyday technologies like cell phones and ...
Jul 19, 2023
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CLG Europe's Materials & Products Taskforce has released a new report in partnership with the Wuppertal Institute on the urgent need for more circularity in the EU critical raw materials market. The report, "Embracing circularity: ...
Jul 17, 2023
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The magnets in wind turbines come from China, and the materials in our electric car batteries are for the most part sourced from Congo. Today, key minerals and metals are being transported to Europe from politically unstable ...
May 3, 2023
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The European Union is willing to proceed "as fast as possible" on a critical minerals deal with the United States, a top bloc official said Thursday, as both sides work to end a spat over Washington's ambitious green incentive ...
Apr 13, 2023
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President Joe Biden's administration is making $450 million available for solar farms and other clean energy projects at the site of current or former coal mines, part of his efforts to combat climate change.
Apr 4, 2023
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