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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/03/major-financiers-neglect-energy-transition-risks-from-mining-as-demand-booms/feed/ 0 Victims of Zambian copper mine disaster demand multibillion dollar payout https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/02/victims-of-zambian-copper-mine-disaster-demand-multibillion-dollar-payout/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/02/victims-of-zambian-copper-mine-disaster-demand-multibillion-dollar-payout/#respond Tue, 02 Sep 2025 11:33:06 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=74714 Dozens of families are threatening to sue China's Sino-Metals over a devastating spill of toxic mining waste that caused one of the nation’s worst environmental disasters

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]]> https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/02/victims-of-zambian-copper-mine-disaster-demand-multibillion-dollar-payout/feed/ 0 Hungary’s bet on EV battery boom hits bumps in the road  https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/08/14/hungarys-bet-on-ev-battery-boom-hits-bumps-in-the-road/ https://www.climatechangenews.com/2025/08/14/hungarys-bet-on-ev-battery-boom-hits-bumps-in-the-road/#respond Thu, 14 Aug 2025 05:00:00 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=73953 Prime Minister Viktor Orbán wants to turn his country into a European battery hub, but environmental opposition to factories and stagnating EV demand threaten the plan

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]]> Beyond lithium: how a Swedish battery company wants to power Europe’s green transition with salt https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/07/02/beyond-lithium-how-a-swedish-battery-company-wants-to-power-europes-green-transition-with-salt/ Tue, 02 Jul 2024 05:52:14 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=51986 Northvolt has developed a sodium-based battery, which doesn’t require critical minerals and could help break European dependence on China for the technology

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]]> Lithium tug of war: the US-China rivalry for Argentina’s white gold https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/06/17/lithium-tug-of-war-the-us-china-rivalry-for-argentinas-white-gold/ Mon, 17 Jun 2024 05:06:57 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=51742 As global competition hots up to secure lithium supplies for batteries, China is boosting its investments in Argentina while the US courts President Javier Milei

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]]> The Canadian city betting on recycling rare earths for the energy transition https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/05/28/kingston-recycling-rare-earths/ Tue, 28 May 2024 10:58:29 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=51344 As countries scramble to secure critical minerals, Kingston’s burgeoning clean tech ecosystem is attracting startups to create circular supply chains and reduce reliance on China

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]]> Indonesia turns traditional Indigenous land into nickel industrial zone https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/02/09/indonesia-nickel-industry-expansion-threatens-indigenous-peoples-rights/ Fri, 09 Feb 2024 18:11:47 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=49952 Indonesia supplies the EV industry with critical battery materials but the sector’s rapid expansion is infringing the rights of Indigenous peoples

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]]> India wants its own solar industry but has to break reliance on China first https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/02/02/india-wants-own-solar-industry-but-break-reliance-china/ Fri, 02 Feb 2024 15:11:06 +0000 https://www.climatechangenews.com/?p=49931 The Indian government wants to supply solar PV to its domestic market and the world. But reliance on components from its geopolitical rival makes it a challenging task

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