Two major critical minerals projects in Queensland and South Australia will receive $400 million in federal government loans to to deliver Australia’s first high-purity alumina processing facility.
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Ontario’s Ring of Fire could make Canada a minerals superpower, but Indigenous consultation is essential to ensure doing so does not harm reconciliation or Canada’s global reputation.
China’s two largest EV battery makers are pledging to slash the cost of their batteries this year. Behind the pledge is a cost war – and new battery chemistries.
The temptation to justify critical minerals mining at all costs is a dangerous fallacy. The social and environmental impacts of poorly mined critical minerals are dire.
Australia’s biggest competitor has massively expanded nickel production, funded by Australia’s biggest customer.
Hard rock minerals like gold, silver, copper and lithium on public lands belong to the American public, but under a 150-year-old law, the US gives them away for free.
Solar energy is set for a rapid expansion – but only if several barriers are overcome, according to new research.
For towns built on mining, mine closures have huge impacts. Because mines inevitably close, communities should be involved from the start in planning for that time.
The demand for the minerals needed to build clean energy technology currently exceeds the available supply. If this issue continues, governments may find it hard to reach their clean energy targets.
Some New Zealand universities have proposed staff and course cuts in earth sciences. This could leave the country ill prepared to deal with natural hazards and extreme weather.
Nearly 400 new mines could open by 2035 to meet demand for the minerals used in global electrification. Better recycling can help with supply, but mining’s impacts will have to be better managed.
Tellurium is a critical mineral for renewable energy – but little is known about its environmental effects and how it circulates in the wild.
China controls much of the global EV supply chain, but electric vehicles that use its parts and minerals won’t qualify for new US EV tax credits. Can America build its own supply chain?
No electric vehicle maker currently meets all the bill’s supply chain requirements, not even Tesla. One big reason: China.
For centuries, Pacific Islands have been raided by mining interests with little to show for it. Harnessing their enormous green mineral wealth must be done justly.
Environmentalists are worried the shift to green energy means damage from more mines. But it doesn’t have to be this way.
Critical minerals like cobalt, lithium and rare earth elements abound in Australia. But we’re not making the most of these in-demand resources.
Conflict in Eastern Europe must not cause global climate action to falter. We must ensure the renewables industry can withstand such global shocks.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, Technology and Innovation, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer in Sustainability and Fellow of Indo Pacific Research Centre, Murdoch University
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Professor, Co-Founder, Critical Minerals Consortium, and Australia-India Critical Minerals Research Hub, Monash University
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Assistant Clinical Professor of Critical Resources & Sustainability Analytics, University of Maryland
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Lecturer in Human Geography, Liverpool John Moores University
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Università di Torino
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Professor of Geography, School of People, Environment and Planning, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Professor of Global Governance, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Engineer in Electric Vehicle Batteries and Battery Storage, Edith Cowan University
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Professor of Applied Geology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Professor of Natural Resource Economics, West Virginia University
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Assistant Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, University of Calgary
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Lecturer (Political Economy), University of Cape Town
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Research Fellow (Geoenvironmental Engineering) | Adjunct Lecturer (Civil Engineering), The University of Queensland