Tag: lithium
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Africa Keeps Green Wealth Home: Policies to Retain Minerals
Africa’s Green Wealth: Policy Shifts to Retain Value As the world accelerates its shift to clean energy, Africa sits atop vast reserves of the minerals crucial to this transition—cobalt, lithium, manganese, and more. These metals power batteries for electric vehicles, grid storage, and a host of green technologies. In response, several African governments are rolling…
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How Africa Is Turning Green Wealth Into Local Prosperity: Policies to Keep the Value at Home
Why Africa Wants to Keep Green Wealth Local As the world pivots toward electric vehicles and renewable energy, metals like cobalt, lithium, and manganese are in high demand. Africa holds some of the world’s largest reserves of these minerals, making the continent a pivotal player in the global green transition. Yet for many years, the…
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Mining firms embrace bumper investor interest from the Middle East
Gulf States turn to critical minerals as a growth lever Mining executives are witnessing a sharp upswing in investor interest from the Middle East, a trend that aligns with regional ambitions to diversify economies and participate more deeply in the global supply chain for critical minerals. From copper and lithium to nickel, cobalt and the…
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Gulf States Bet on Critical Minerals Boom, Rallying Behind Rare Earths and Lithium
Gulf States Bet on a New Frontier: Critical Minerals From Riyadh to Abu Dhabi, a new wave of investment is turning the Middle East into a growing hub for critical minerals. While oil has long fueled the region’s wealth, policymakers and business leaders are laying the groundwork for a diversified economy centered on materials essential…