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US DFC approves $150M conditional loan commitment for Balama graphite mine in Mozambique

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The DFC loan is subject to the completion of due diligence, negotiation of detailed terms and legal documentation, DFC management approval and Syrah and Twigg Board approvals. DFC has subsequently undertaken technical, market, environmental, social and legal due diligence on Syrah, Twigg and Balama. Earlier post.)

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Skeleton Technologies raises €41.3 million in Series D from top European entrepreneurs

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All existing investors participated in the equity raise and were joined by notable European entrepreneurs and international investors. This Series D financing builds on a strong year for Skeleton Technologies, which saw a tripling of its revenues. This follows a similar growth in 2019.

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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By delivering the migrants there, the masters of the Maltese vessels, and perhaps the European rescue authorities involved, may have violated the international law of the sea, which requires ship masters to return people they rescue to a safe port. billion) a year internally on managing migration, not counting national-level spending.

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How Can We Talk About Autonomous Weapons?

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In order to address the legal and ethical issues that an autonomous weapons system (AWS) can raise, it’s important to look at the many technical challenges that arise along the full spectrum of autonomy. Some autonomous capabilities are less controversial, while others trigger intense debate over the legality and ethics of the capability.

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Poor air quality to remain a problem in India despite pollution control policies

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According to an independent study by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and the Council on Energy, Environment, and Water (CEEW), more than 674 million Indian citizens are likely to breathe air with high concentrations of PM 2.5 —Markus Amann, Air Quality and Greenhouse Gases Program director at IIASA.

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Rio Tinto declares maiden ore reserve at Jadar; major potential source of battery-grade lithium carbonate

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Ore reserves are valuable and legally, economically, and technically feasible to extract. The campaigns successfully produced unrefined lithium carbonate, boric acid and sodium sulfate at target recoveries without the build-up of detrimental species. Earlier post.). Rio Tinto said the Ore Reserve is 16.6 Mt at 1.81% Li 2 O and 13.4%

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Driving the sales of electric vehicles

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We know for sure that internal combustion engine-powered vehicles (ICE) and hybrids will be banned from sale no later than 2035 and we know that there is a big push towards encouraging the take up of electric vehicles (EV). The UK Government has legally committed us to achieving a net-zero carbon economy by 2050.