Global demand for lithium is set to explode thanks to the insatiable demand for electric batteries. A typical electric car battery requires 8 kg of…
Why Iraq is losing the battle against climate risks, and how it can fight back. Two mighty rivers, the Euphrates and Tigris wind through Iraq…
Snaking for miles into the vast Mongolian steppe, trucks laden with coal headed to fuel iron ore smelters used to queue for days at the…
Why the next decade will be warmer, more chaotic and conflict ridden Global politics is changing. China has emerged as a rival to the US…
Nickel is the biggest challenge for high-volume, long-range batteries!” Elon Musk Cobalt, lithium and copper have often dominated headlines about electric vehicles and energy transition.…
8000 years ago the Sahara region was far greener and wetter, supporting a sizeable population of hunter gatherers and large animals. Over time the region…
The Merchant of Prato Francesco di Marco Datini was a fourteen century Italian Merchant who from humble beginnings created a wealthy pan European trading empire…
Please note I have set up a new climate focused site called https://climatefrontiers.substack.com/ which focuses on risk and opportunity for climate sector. The site will…
Conflict over water is as old as civilisation itself. The developed world enjoys safe, plentiful supplies of potable water. Emerging economies often suffer from drought,…
On a mountaintop a few miles north of the bustling streets of Harare, Zimbabwe, a curving, modern complex is beginning to take shape. This building,…