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Monday, September 20, 2021
China’s Miner To Invest $2.5 Billion Into Congo’s Cobalt Project
Demand for cobalt is rising globally because of its use in electric vehicle batteries. As such, China Molybdenum (CMOC) is planning to invest...
Read moreGoldman Sachs Predicts Drastic Rise In Power Demand Due To Electric Vehicles
While many are quick to crow about the "Earth-saving" benefits of electric vehicles, few have looked at the incremental demand...
Read moreSingapore Sovereign Fund Invests $240m Into Geothermal With Icelandic Arctic Green Energy
In an exciting announcement shared this week, Icelandic Arctic Green Energy and the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), a government-owned company assigned to...
Read moreMicrosoft Is Changing The Way It Buys Renewable Energy
With a new strategy for how it purchases renewable energy, Microsoft hopes to push electricity grids to get clean. The...
Read moreA “Permanent” Lithium Shortage Is Looming
The number of warnings for new commodity shortages amid the energy transitions has just grown by two: Macquarie Bank and...
Read moreIndia to set rules for encouraging companies’ shift to green energy
India is making rules that will encourage companies to switch entirely to renewable power, a key step towards decarbonizing the...
Read more10 key insights from 10 years of energy transition
On the 10th anniversary of the Energy Transition Index, here are 10 insights to support progress in the years ahead.They include...
Read moreCanadian pension giant launches Sustainable Energy Group
The C$475.7 billion ($378.4 billion) Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) is combining its Energy & Resources and Power & Renewables...
Read moreTNB Enters Vietnam Renewable Energy Market
Tenaga Nasional Berhad’s subsidiary, TNB Renewables, will buy a 39 percent share in five solar rooftop projects from Singapore’s Sunseap...
Read moreBig Corporations Pledge to Work With Chinese Government to Eliminate Carbon Emissions by 2060
The People’s Republic of China’s president, Xi Jinping, has set the goal to eliminate net carbon dioxide emissions by 2060....
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