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Business Leaders Call for Linking Water, Energy and Climate in Global Talks

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Log scale plot of illustrative water consumption by energy-related activity. In the examples cited in the report, biomass for biofuels has the largest and widest ranging footprint: from 24,000 m 3 per 1,000 GJ in the Netherlands to 143,000 m 3 per 1,000 GJ in Zimbabwe. It is used to generate energy, and energy is used to provide water.

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International Lithium Association (ILiA) established to be the voice of the global lithium industry

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Of the many applications for lithium batteries, electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage solutions (ESS) stand out as by far the largest and fastest growing sectors, driven by the world-wide shift from traditional fossil-fueled vehicles towards cleaner forms of transport and energy use. Ltd; AMG Brazil S.A.; ppm Li (0.0018%).

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BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

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—James Frith, head of energy storage at BNEF. If approached correctly, African countries can capitalize on their abundant natural resources, growing demand for vehicles and rapid urbanization to build a global hub to produce electric vehicles. We are only at the beginning of the path to achieving net-zero emissions globally.

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Giga Aims to Find and Connect the World’s Schools

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The organization’s headquarters in Geneva is currently, for instance, investigating connectivity credit markets —that would create, according to Giga’s website, incentives akin to the carbon credits marketplace in the sustainable energy world.

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Zimbabwe’s Kuvimba signs USD 310 mn lithium mine deal – ET Auto

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Zimbabwe ‘s state-owned Kuvimba Mining House has signed a 310 million deal with a consortium of British and Chinese investors for the construction of a lithium concentrator, the company announced on Thursday. Zimbabwe currently does not refine lithium, but exports concentrates to China for further processing.

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Omnia’s explosives business boosted by battery metals exploration – ET Auto

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The global shift away from polluting fuel sources such as coal has increased demand for cleaner energy minerals such as lithium , cobalt, graphite and copper, leading to more exploration projects. “What you see is the diversification benefit of the global earnings coming through from our mining business. .

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It’s too late to China-proof the lithium supply chain – ET Auto

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Parts of our key supply chains, including for clean energy, are currently over-concentrated in China,” US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said earlier this month during a visit to Chile, home to the largest lithium reserves. The global lithium industry is so interwoven with Chinese capital now that it’s going to be impossible to unpick.