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

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billion) into a financing facility to support exports. The global lithium industry is so interwoven with Chinese capital now that it’s going to be impossible to unpick. Add in Zimbabwe, where Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. There’s just one problem with all these plans: They’re coming nearly a decade too late.