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Core Lithium and Tesla enter into binding term sheet for the supply of lithium

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Australia-based Core Lithium has entered into a legally binding Term Sheet with Tesla for the supply of up to 110,000 tonnes of Li 2 O spodumene concentrate from the Finniss Lithium Project over a term of 4 years, with pricing referenced to the market price for spodumene concentrate, subject to a price floor and ceiling.

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Tesla Lithium supplier remains on track for first export by the end of 2022

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(ASX:CXO) recently provided a development update on its Finniss Project located near Darwin in the the Northern Territory of Australia. While awaiting approval for the underground mine, Grants open pit will be the main source of ore for the DMS Plant. Tesla inked an agreement with the Australian Lithium producer earlier this year.

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Chinas Golden Concord Holdings and Linc Energy form underground coal gasification to GTL JV in China; 5% stake in Linc

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Linc Energy and GCL have agreed to cooperate via an incorporated joint venture in the utilization of Linc Energy’s UCG to GTL process which Linc Energy has developed over the past five years at its Chinchilla site in Queensland, Australia. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Linc Energy will hold 33% of the joint venture and GCL will hold 67%.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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2 ] Rasmussen’s “one agreement, two steps” plan was quickly endorsed by US President Obama, as well as Australia’s Prime Minister Rudd and Russia’s President Medvedev, all of whom were present at the APEC summit. Australia is considered to be one of the most vulnerable developed nations to climate change.

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Perspective: The UN Approval Process for Carbon Offsets

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Every ton of offsets verified by a DOE can thereafter be used to compensate for excessive emissions by companies in Europe, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. The UN Executive Board has no power to order the removal of credits from the market, even in the event of misconduct by a validator or verifier.

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7 Revealing Ways AIs Fail

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There are lots of possible reasons why organizations are reluctant to get into the nitty-gritty of what exactly happened in an AI incident or controversy, not the least being potential legal exposure, but if looked at through the lens of trustworthiness, it's in their best interest to do so.". 4) Explainability. Chris Philpot. Chris Philpot.

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The Long Road to Today’s Cochlear Implant

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That’s how the physician Graeme Clark described the scene at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, on the day before what would be the most important surgery of his career. In Australia, Graeme Clark read Simmons’s report while working on his Ph.D. “A bit of bedlam.” on neural mechanisms in hearing.

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