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Posted onFebruary 20, 2023February 20, 2023Climate Risk

How Climate Change will drive Geopolitical Risk: And how companies can prepare

Last year was when climate risks become a reality. Major rivers including the Rhine, Po and Yangtze fell to record lows. Heatwaves in China forced…

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Posted onJanuary 10, 2023January 10, 2023China Goes Global

Where others fear to tread: China and the frontiers of global lithium mining

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…

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Posted onNovember 19, 2022November 20, 2022Climate Resilience

Decline of the Fertile Crescent: Climate risks and opportunities in Iraq

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…

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Posted onNovember 12, 2022November 12, 2022China Goes Global

China’s Energy Policy: Four Key Risks

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…

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Posted onOctober 31, 2022October 31, 2022Climate Risk

Geopolitics, Climate Change and Energy Transition

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…

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Posted onOctober 15, 2022October 15, 2022Global Risks

The Geopolitics of Nickel: Energy Transition, Electric Vehicles and Environmental Destruction

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.…

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Posted onNovember 6, 2021November 6, 2021Global Risks

Decline and Fall: The Geopolitics of Climate Breakdown

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…

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beige analog compass
Posted onOctober 21, 2021October 21, 2021Global Risks

How to Manage Geopolitical Risk

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…

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Posted onOctober 18, 2021October 18, 2021Climate Risk

The Fight for Blue Gold: Water and Geopolitical Risk

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…

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Posted onJanuary 31, 2020February 19, 2020Climate Finance Maps

Interactive Map of Water Conflicts in Asia and Africa

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,…

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