The World’s Mineral Powers Seize Their Moment
Resource-rich countries haven’t always benefited from extraction. Can this time be different?
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Resource-rich countries haven’t always benefited from extraction. Can this time be different?
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The US Export-Import Bank is preparing to close the first funding tranche of Project Vault, a public-private partnership establishing the US Strategic Critical Minerals Reserve.
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National oil and gas companies in the Gulf Arab States are strategically investing in technologies that can mitigate emissions from oil production.
In a recent article "How Much Is Enough? Fossil Fuel Abatement and the Paris Agreement," the author argued that the global community should consider requiring all new and retrofit facilities still using fossil fuels to employ at least 90–95% capture of production and consumption CO2 emissions.
When combusting fossil fuels in a world trying to meet the overarching Paris Agreement goal, how low do emissions need to go?
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