Mobec is also investing in refurbishment. Old batteries are tested, serviced, and upgraded. They are then repurposed for home ...

(The Conversation) — Lithium extraction in Bolivia poses more than environmental questions: It illustrates how notions about ‘raw materials’ can be at odds with Indigenous relations with the land.

Imagine you have just finished a delicious to-go meal or morning coffee, or used the last drop of moisturizer. Without thinking too hard, you may be ready to toss another container into the trash, ...

Russian state development bank VEB will stop lending for new projects involving raw materials extraction as part of a push into the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) agenda, first deputy ...

Gareth Dale does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

In a world that is quickly adapting to an ever-increasing demand for electricity, few organizations are taking seriously raw materials procurement and the challenges associated with acquiring raw ...

Carmakers investing heavily in battery cell production Investment in raw material extraction has lagged Firms vie for supplies of lithium, nickel, cobalt Failure to obtain adequate supplies of lithium ...

Just when you might think the world has heard an unmistakable warning of the need to curb climate change drastically and fast, along comes another warning, about humans’ voracious appetite for the raw ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Located in the heart of South America, Bolivia contains the largest lithium deposits in the world – an enviable position, in many countries’ eyes, as the market for electric ...