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GE study finds 5% of worlds natural gas production wasted per year by flaring

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It is becoming increasingly clear that the next phase of flare gas eradication will require a major, coordinated effort from central and regional governments, oil and gas producers, technology providers, and the international community. The role that each party plays differs by region. Advance local solutions.

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Study finds cobalt supply can meet demand for EVs and electronics batteries through 2030

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Roughly 60% of mined cobalt is sourced from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). million, up 2 million from the prior year, according to the International Energy Agency. The paper is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology.

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2018 Environmental Performance Index: Air quality top public health threat

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Now in its twentieth year, the biennial report is produced by researchers at Yale and Columbia Universities in collaboration with the World Economic Forum. India and Bangladesh come in near the bottom of the rankings, with Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nepal rounding out the bottom five.

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Could Sucking Up the Seafloor Solve Battery Shortage?

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Raw materials nodule The Metals Company Agencies from seventeen nations have exploration contracts in the CCZ from the International Seabed Authority. The Democratic Republic of Congo produces 70 percent of the world's cobalt, and most of the world's nickel sits under Indonesian rainforests.

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Canada’s Trudeau suggests China uses slave labor in lithium production – ET Auto

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Chinese firms own, operate or finance most of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s cobalt mines, the Labor Department said in a recent report. China in response accused Ottawa of using national security as a pretext and said the divestment order broke international commerce and market rules. Last year, a U.S.

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