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A tale of nickel and copper
News, David Fickling, Published on 23/02/2024
» The world's biggest miner, BHP Group Ltd, grew powerful by building dominant positions in producing the minerals of the future. That makes the challenges it's facing with two key clean-tech ingredients a sobering lesson for the energy transition.
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Indonesia's EV goals hinge on green mining drive
News, Published on 01/04/2023
» With the world's largest reserves of nickel, used extensively in making batteries, Indonesia is aiming to become an electric vehicle powerhouse, not least by courting Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
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The benign sociopath that is Elon Musk
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 02/11/2022
» Elon Musk is that rarest of things, a benign sociopath, and therefore a person of considerable value to the world. He has just made a mistake that could ruin his long-term plan, for his purchase of Twitter is almost bound to end in tears. The sharks are always circling the very rich and highly geared, and I find myself worrying about him.
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Understanding China since Nixon
News, Published on 26/02/2022
» On Feb 21, 1972, Richard Nixon became the first US president to visit the People's Republic of China, setting in motion a process that would end China's decades-long isolation and kick-start the emergence of a modern, dynamic economy. But, despite the seismic economic changes in China in the intervening half-century, many in the West regard today's People's Republic as an unreformed communist country whose unfair trade practices are harming Western workers and consumers. Although this impression is partly a by-product of today's geopolitical competition, it also reflects a lack of historical perspective.
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Electric cars will help cut smog
News, Published on 27/02/2019
» Increasing air pollution in Thailand caused by hazardous particulate matter known as PM2.5 has led many people to ask where this threat is coming from. According to several respected scholars and a study by the Pollution Control Department, diesel vehicle fuel exhaust emissions is one of the main causes. (Another is the burning of forest under-growth and agricultural clearing).
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Let's take a closer look at that Huawei arrest
News, Joe Nocera, Published on 10/12/2018
» When you grow up in the US, and then devote your career to writing about domestic corporations, you don't spend a lot of time thinking about the rule of law, or why it matters. It's like the air you breathe -- you just assume it's always going to be there.
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Separating the Renault-Nissan twins would be bloody
News, Published on 21/11/2018
» If you depose a king, you'd best have a plan for what to do in the aftermath.
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The US$6 trillion barrier holding electric cars back
News, Published on 06/11/2018
» Wouldn't it be great if we could all drive without dirtying the air we breathe? Alas, not everyone can afford an electric car.
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Future lies with electric two-wheelers
News, Adam Minter, Published on 15/10/2018
» Given recent market turmoil, it would easy to overlook the upcoming IPO of Niu Technologies, a Chinese manufacturer of electric mopeds. The US$95 million the company plans to raise is a pittance compared to the billions burnt by Tesla Inc. But the technologies developed by Niu and other pioneers of electric two-wheel vehicles will transform transportation as much as anything dreamed up by the likes of Elon Musk.
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No rationale left not to abandon fossil fuels
News, Wasant Techawongtham, Published on 01/09/2018
» It has become clear to many that the global trend of renewable energy development, particularly solar energy, is unstoppable.
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