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GECF: more than a quarter of 2050 natural gas supply untapped

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Beyond Turkmenistan, the GECF projections forecast expansion of natural gas production by more than 50% between 2020 and 2050, despite facing a stymied growth in the short- and medium-term due to the impact of COVID-19.

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BMW Group to source lithium from Livent

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The salt lakes in the border region between Argentina, Bolivia and Chile are home to roughly half the world’s lithium reserves. Based on its current market forecast, the BMW Group expects at least 50% of its global sales to come from fully-electric vehicles in 2030.

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ADEME / IFPEN study examines non-geological risks in the security of lithium supplies based on electrification of global car fleet

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The latter two countries belong to the lithium triangle (Argentina, Bolivia and Chile), which represents about 55% of the world’s resources. More generally, vulnerabilities economic, industrial, geopolitical or environmental issues are still possible.

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Korean consortium forming JV with Bolivian miner Comibol for lithium production in Salar de Uyuni

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KORES ) and steelmaker POSCO has entered an agreement with Bolivia’s state-run miner Comibol (Corporación Minera de Bolivia) to set up a joint venture to produce lithium intended for lithium-ion batteries. Among the other countries, identified lithium resources for Bolivia and Chile total 9 million tons and in excess of 7.5

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Opinion: Will Lithium Be Our Next Energy Crisis?

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Globally, 27 percent of all passenger vehicles are forecasted to be EV by 2030. may be forced to rely on foreign countries–primarily China, Australia and Chile, Argentina and Bolivia in South America–or our lithium supplies. If you look at the forecast of the amount of lithium required in the U.S. domestic supply of lithium.

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China’s battery supply chain tops BNEF ranking for third consecutive time; Canada close 2nd, US drops to 3rd

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In BNEF’s 2027 rankings, countries in South America see the biggest declines, notably Brazil and Bolivia. Bolivia was at the bottom of the rankings this year. Brazil remains a strong contender given its raw materials strength but dropped to 21 st in the 2022 rankings due to poor performance in ESG.

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