Chloé Farand

China's grip on global supply chains is turbocharging efforts to find alternatives to the small group of metals that dominate EV motor technology

A pioneering accord meant to give Indigenous communities more of a say over lithium mining has left people in the Atacama desert divided like never before

A Climate Home News investigation found that more than half of the EU’s “strategic” mineral projects lie on, or within a kilometre, of protected sites

The world’s top crude exporter is using its oil riches to position itself as a major player in clean energy supply chains

Dozens of families are demanding Sino-Metals Leach Zambia pay billions in compensation to clean up devastating spill or face legal challenges

They accuse the state of failing to remediate years of pollution by top copper producer Codelco at the expense of people’s health

Nigeria wants to supply refined lithium to the EV battery industry to diversify its economy away from oil but early processing efforts are facing challenges

Chinese firms turned Thailand into a solar module assembly hub. Now thousands of workers are caught in a trade war between the US and China

Four mining companies have been accused of polluting the watershed of Zambia's most important river since the start of the year

Zambia is wooing international investors to develop its copper resources but communities dependent on illegal mining want a better deal

Start-ups mining e-waste could offer India a sustainable supply of transition minerals but the sector relies on a neglected informal economy

Autism and cancer cases are soaring in Chile linked to pollution from copper mining critical for the energy transition, doctors say

Northvolt has developed a sodium-based battery, which doesn’t require critical minerals and could help break European dependence on China for the technology

Amid global competition to secure access to lithium, Argentinian President Javier Milei is balancing US alignment with Chinese investments

The town of Kingston has become a hub for startups processing and recycling rare earths and other critical minerals

Indonesia is building out a critical battery materials hub but the expansion of its nickel industy is infringing Indigenous rights

The government wants India's solar industry to supply the world, but its ambitions collide with its dependence on China

Chinese investors have flocked to Zimbabwe to mine lithium. But can Zimbabwe turn its critical mineral into revenues for development?