Open letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres

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FILE PHOTO - U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses a news conference during the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and the Government of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia January 28, 2018. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Antonio Guterres, Sir:  It is now 17 years that you have held a high-ranking position within the United Nations system, first as high commissioner for refugees and, since 2017, as secretary general of the organization. During these 17 years you have scrupulously abided by the No 1 unwritten rule that applies to all international civil […]Continue Reading

The highly charged geopolitics of lithium

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Clean energy technologies are essential to achieve the decarbonization targets set in the Paris Agreement. Critical minerals — including lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite, copper and rare earth elements — are vital to produce clean energy products like solar panels, wind turbines and power batteries for electric vehicles (EVs). Demand for lithium, a key component in lithium-ion […]Continue Reading