Rich nations scramble to seal coal transition deals before COP27

As they prepare for the next round of global climate talks in November, officials from rich countries are trying to pull together a series of multibillion-dollar packages to help poor countries phase out coal.

Bloomberg News | May 3, 2022 | 7:54 am

Enough nickel, lithium for 14 million EVs in 2023 – European climate group

Global EV sales more than doubled to 4.2 million vehicles in 2021 from just over 2 million in 2020.

Reuters | May 2, 2022 | 4:46 pm

Green fix to replace Russian gas is stymied by Europe’s red tape

European leaders promised to scale up the continent’s renewable-power capacity while reducing imports of Russian gas, but words move faster than permits.

Bloomberg News | May 1, 2022 | 10:16 am

Europe’s Green Deal requires massive amounts of battery metals – study

About 35 times more lithium and 7 to 26 times the current amount of rare earth metals will be needed in Europe by 2050.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 1, 2022 | 6:25 am

Far North Snapshot: Eight companies venturing into the remote north for minerals

The mineral potential of the northern reaches of Canada, the US, and Europe remains largely untapped.

Norm Tollinsky | April 29, 2022 | 2:15 pm

Column: Europe urgently needs an accelerator in the critical metals race

The region's import dependency on enabling metals was already high and has turned critical since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, writes Andy Home.

Reuters | April 29, 2022 | 8:02 am

Opinion: World lacks time, not minerals for climate-saving technology

The Russian invasion of Ukraine, covid-related supply chain disruptions, and rising inflation have all fuelled a narrative that the clean energy transition will be highly inflationary.

Bloomberg News | April 29, 2022 | 4:24 am