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Why Energy Supply Chains are Transitioning to Renewables

Requis

Managing energy security risk. The coronavirus pandemic has given the world a wake-up call about resiliency in supply chain. But there is a more specific term for resiliency when applied to the energy sector—energy security—and it’s something that most developed countries have been pursuing since the 1970s.

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A vision for a transparent global Rare Earth Element system using blockchain technology

Provenance

Interested in understanding how supply chain transparency could benefit your business? Nevertheless, over the last few decades the world largely relied on Chinese REE supply. A move that led to international concerns around supply security and the political motivation behind China’s export restrictions.

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Big Tech and Auto Battle for the World’s Cobalt Resources

Elementum

In 2006, lithium-ion batteries consumed only 20% of the global cobalt supply. As a finite but clearly valuable resource locked mostly in countries with difficult-to-track labor standards, cobalt’s supply chain has fallen under intense scrutiny in recent months, and companies are rushing to get their share.

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Big Tech and Auto Battle for the World’s Cobalt Resources

Elementum

In 2006, lithium-ion batteries consumed only 20% of the global cobalt supply. As a finite but clearly valuable resource locked mostly in countries with difficult-to-track labor standards, cobalt’s supply chain has fallen under intense scrutiny in recent months, and companies are rushing to get their share.