Africa is presented with a significant opportunity. With accelerating demand for renewable energy and clean technologies, the continent has the opportunity not merely to consume, but to produce and lead through the development of local value chains and industrial hubs for energy transition technologies...
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In the global rush for minerals deemed critical for clean energy transitions, the story is not only about reserves and production. The role of institutions that govern these resources is equally important, both in terms of how they affect communities and whether the benefits of the mineral value chain truly reach those on the ground. Demand for critical raw materials such as lithium has been rising steadily, driven by their integration...
The Council for Critical Minerals Development in the Global South is a partnership betweenSwaniti Global, SEforAll, and UC Davis, founded to strengthen south-south and internationalcollaboration on critical mineral supply chain development. The Council aims to supportcountries to realize socio-economic growth, industrialization, and climate goals through acollaborative approach that bridges...
Demand for minerals is projected to at least double by 2030 globally. Electrification and thedeployment of low-carbon energy technologies (e.g. batteries, wind turbines, solarphotovoltaics, hydrogen) are anticipated to be massive drivers of this demand. These“transition minerals”—minerals essential to newer, low-carbon energy technologies...
Graphite is carbon in its crystalline form. With its distinctive electrochemical properties, it forms anodes in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), ensuring that they have stable charge and discharge cycles. Globally, as countries rely increasingly on electric power, the demand for LIBs—and therefore graphite—will be driven by both in-vehicle batteries ....
InAs countries ramp up lithium-ion battery (LIB) supply chains and production for the transition to a carbonfree future, demand for the critical minerals LIBs contain has increased. Graphite is the largest uniquecomponent of LIB anodes by weight at 17 to 20% (kg/kWh) and by value at 8 to 13% ($/kg of LIB). It is alsoused in energy storage ...
Africa’s demand for power is projected to surge overthe coming decades, more than 2x by 2030 and 8xby 20501. This growth will be driven primarily byindustrialization as African countries push to electrifyand grow their economies while decarbonizing in linewith the global energy transition. Renewables provide a potential solution ...
Southeast Asia will be impacted disproportionately by climate change. Five out of its 10 economies rank among the world’s top 20 countries most vulnerable to climate change, and the region could lose up to 30 percent of its gross domestic product by 2050 due to increases in global temperature and extreme weather events...
The largest economies in the world are rapidlytransitioning new vehicle sales away fromgasoline and diesel internal combustion enginevehicles to battery-powered electric vehicles.This transition is material intensive, requiringthe rapid development ...
This report reviews the status of energy anddecarbonisation policies for road transport, payingspecific attention to measures related to zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). ZEVs are vehicles capable oftravelling without tailpipe emissions of local pollutantsand greenhouse gases: mainly battery electric(BEV), plug-in hybrids (PHEVs)...
The global move towards achieving net zero emissions will increase demand for low-carbon and clean technologies such as wind turbines, solar photovoltaics, electric vehicles and energy storage. However, the production of these technologies depends heavily on a few geographically concentrated minerals with limited availability...
