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Soros signals Argentina’s shale is biggest place to be; doubles stake in YPF SA

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George Soros has doubled his stake in YPF SA, the state-owned oil company in Argentina, which sits atop some of the world’s largest shale oil and gas resources, and is about to get even larger following a new discovery over the last couple of weeks of a second key shale play. Earlier post.]. It now controls 3.5

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NOAA: Warmest April Global Temperature on Record; Also Warmest January-April

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Cooler-than-normal places included Mongolia, Argentina, far eastern Russia, the western contiguous United States and most of China. It was, however, the 18 th largest April Arctic sea ice extent since 2001. below the 1979-2000 average extent and the 15 th smallest April extent since records began in 1979. below the 1979-2000 average.

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Tesla And Other Tech Giants Scramble For Lithium As Prices Double

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Driven by the rise of battery gigafactories and game-changing Powerwall and energy storage businesses, the world now finds itself at the beginning of a lithium super cycle that is all about securing new supply, much of which is poised to come from lithium superstar Argentina. Within the Lithium Triangle, it’s all about Argentina right now.

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PwC analysis finds meeting 2 C warming target would require “unprecedented and sustained” reductions over four decades

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Other G20 (Australia, Korea, EU, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Argentina). Updating country-specific rates of decline in energy intensity of GDP in 2001 – 2025 to better reflect relative historical progress between countries, and explicit policy targets in this area. Low Carbon Economy Index 2012: Overview.