Unleashing cobaltโ€™s potential for EUโ€™s energy transition, and global competitiveness [Advocacy Lab Content]

Europeโ€™s net-zero transition will require three times more cobalt and more than $1.7 billion of new investment โ€“ and donโ€™t forget effective government policies incentivising demand.
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How cobalt in fuelling the EUโ€™s net-zero transition, transport and electric vehicles in focus [Advocacy Lab Content]

Cobalt demand is expected to more than double by 2030, of which more than 50% will be for electric vehicles, according to the International Energy Agency. The cobalt sector’s growth will also bring a boost for Europe’s Net-Zero objectives.

Cobalt market outlook is strong, with significant contribution to Net-Zero targets [Advocacy Lab Content]

Cobalt demand will triple by 2050 as the energy transition accelerates. Electric vehicles and consumer goods are driving the shift, and cobalt recycling demonstrates strong growth capacity.

France will oppose the Mercosur treaty right until the end

Paris risks an embarrassing defeat this week, just as its government faces possible censure and collapse. But this won’t be the end of the saga.

Minerals for the Energy Transition: Can We All Work Together?

As the world races toward a future powered by renewable energy, critical minerals have never been so sought-after. These essential components โ€” cobalt, lithium, rare earth elements โ€” form the backbone of technologies driving the green revolution. But g…

Former Poland PM: โ€˜Weโ€™re living under the illusion of environmentalismโ€™

We arenโ€™t reducing global emissions, just depriving ourselves of jobs, profits, raw material sovereignty and, therefore, security.

Focus harder to rival Chinaโ€™s vast global investment plan, Brussels is toldย 

EUโ€™s Global Gateway funding has been spread โ€˜too thinlyโ€™ and must be concentrated if itโ€™s to stand a chance against Beijing, internal review says.ย 

30 Things Joe Biden Did as President You Might Have Missed

Drone armies, expanded overtime pay and over-the-counter birth control pills are just some of the new things Biden has ushered in as president that you might not have heard about.

Norwayโ€™s parliament gives green light for controversial deep-sea mining

Norwegian lawmakers gave the go-ahead for deep-sea mining exploration around the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard on Tuesday (9 January), a world first that has raised concerns among environmental groups.