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Join us for a discussion on how weak environmental governance brings a curse to natural resources and indigenous people in Halmahera and the Amazon.
While the expansion of nickel mines drives deforestation, communities across Sulawesi experience a mix of benefits and challenges.
Wigs are popular fashion accessories for Nigerian women. However, many are laden with heavy metals and pesticides.
Australian mining giant BHP has kicked off a new round of mergers by bidding for Anglo American.
Controversies haunt Indonesia’s ambition for nickel processing. It’s time Indonesia move away from supplying electric vehicle battery material narrative and focus on sustainability.
Australia’s biggest competitor has massively expanded nickel production, funded by Australia’s biggest customer.
The shift in focus in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) will change how China does its business in Indonesia – that might mean less money for the latter’s ambitious infrastructure projects.
As we enter 2023, Indonesia should focus on taking more radical action to speed up its energy transition – particularly to achieve its climate target of reaching net zero emissions.
Mining nodules from the deep ocean seabed could provide the metals crucial for today’s EV batteries and renewable energy technology, but little is known about the harm it could cause.
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?
Ancient blobs deep inside the Earth gather together and break apart like continents, according to new research.
The export ban is claimed to have succeeded in reviving the industry in Indonesia. But is the claim true?
Conflict in Eastern Europe must not cause global climate action to falter. We must ensure the renewables industry can withstand such global shocks.
EVs will have lower sticker prices than gas vehicles when batteries are cheaper. Getting there comes down to knowing where to cut costs.
Liquid minerals containing sulfur behave like a hot knife through butter – they’re so corrosive they can melt their way through solid rock.
Electric cars might be a quick fix to clean up transport, but the problems with cars go beyond just emissions.
We need to think about the raw materials of batteries – where they come from and their environmental cost.
The Noril’sk nickel deposits In Russia are unique: giant volcanic eruptions 250 million years ago released colossal amounts of nickel into the atmosphere, kickstarting the Great Dying.
South Africa’s Karoo area has potential for gas deposits and other mineral deposits like nickel and copper.
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Senior fellow at CIPS and a lecturer at International Trade faculty, Politeknik APP Jakarta
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Professor of Geochemistry and Petrology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate professor, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Supply Chain Management, University of California, Los Angeles
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Associate Professor of International Studies, Indiana University
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Managing Director, Energy Shift Institute
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Geologist, CSIRO
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Professor of Business Law and Ethics, Indiana University
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Associate professor, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Environmental and Energy Policy, Indiana University
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Research Fellow, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, The University of Queensland
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Bernard T. Ferrari Professor of Business, Johns Hopkins University
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Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
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Professor, Co-Founder, Critical Minerals Consortium, and Australia-India Critical Minerals Research Hub, Monash University
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Professor, Kyoto University