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Shining a Light on the EV Supply Chain: A Poor Environmental and Human Rights Record

NC State SCRC

S&P Global Mobility forecasts electric vehicle sales in the United States could reach 40 percent of total passenger car sales by 2030 , and more optimistic projections foresee electric vehicle sales surpassing 50 percent by 2030. Congo is an autocracy, which means that the government controls most of the industry.

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Demand for low-carbon metals heats up

Resilinc

This is due to their importance for manufacturing advanced batteries, electric vehicles, wind turbines and other green technology, and because of the extent to which China, Russia, and countries with poor ESG regulations—like the Democratic Republic of Congo, the largest source of cobalt—dominate mining and production of these materials.

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The reality of green energy: “green metal” supply chains won’t be able to keep up

NC State SCRC

What will happen to those manufacturers that can’t or won’t convert? of the lithium reserves and a quarter of its copper deposit, much in the Atacama desert – see picture of the flats above); Third, the Congo which has 46% of global cobalt reserves and produces 70% of the world’s output. They go out of business?

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Updated IT Subway Map: Major acquisitions in SC software

Supply Chain Movement

Congo, The Democratic Republic of The. This young, publicly listed American software vendor recently bought out Terra Technology, a specialist in demand sensing (short-term forecasting based on point-of-sale data). Cape Verde. Cayman Islands. Central African Republic. Christmas Island. Cocos (Keeling) Islands. Cook Islands. Costa Rica.

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An update on copper

Resilinc

It was the first metal to be smelted (about 5,000 BC, according to Wikipedia); the first to be shaped into molds; and the first to be alloyed with another metal—tin—to manufacture a sturdier cousin: bronze. There’s no metal quite like copper.

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SCM Map Europe: European location decisions remain complex

Supply Chain Movement

The map indicates the actual and forecast growth of the gross domestic product (GDP) of fast-growing countries. The logos illustrate the manufacturers’ choices about whether or not to produce close to their sales markets. Congo, The Democratic Republic of The. Production and distribution. Cape Verde. Cayman Islands. Costa Rica.

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