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EU methane curbs challenge MENA gas exporters

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MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA

Cutting methane is one of the fastest and cheapest ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The EU is nonetheless looking to manage its policy carefully to avoid cutting itself…

Beijing will ramp up supply pressure on key minerals

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CHINA

China accounts for 70% of global output of rare earths, which are key for the production of electric vehicles (EVs) and certain weapons, including missiles.

Tech advances should eventually spark a platinum rally

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INTERNATIONAL

The price has remained tepid since the metal’s value doubled during the first year of the pandemic. However, for the first time since 2018, the price of platinum is nearing parity…

Diamond sanctions will have a modest impact on Russia

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RUSSIA

The ban will be extended by the end of the year to include diamonds polished in third countries, lab-grown diamonds, as well as jewellery and watches containing diamonds. The new…

Mali's junta will seek to increase revenue from mining

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MALI

The code allows the state to take up to a 30% stake in new projects, a substantial increase over the 20% stake allowed under the previous (2019) code. The revised legislation aims…

Costs for US offshore wind projects are rising

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UNITED STATES

It becomes the second company due to supply wind power to Massachusetts to attempt to end contracts signed with the state’s utilities, arguing that supplying wind-generated…

War in Ukraine will impel Kazakhstan to diversify

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KAZAKHSTAN

Kazakhstan’s economy has weathered well the turbulences created by the war in Ukraine. A new context for the country’s traditional aspirations to balance and diversify economic…

The EU’s grand coalition on climate is in peril

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EU

The vote came against the backdrop of growing opposition from centre-right politicians over the law and green deal more broadly. The NRL passed with significant amendments, which…