Agency Votes to Replace Official Accused of Rushing Start of Seabed Mining
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Agency Votes to Replace Official Accused of Rushing Start of Seabed Mining

The international agency charged with regulating seabed mining elected a U.N. environmental regulator to replace a leader accused of too-close industry ties.
How Geopolitics Is Complicating the Move to Clean Energy
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How Geopolitics Is Complicating the Move to Clean Energy

The fate of Indonesia’s unrivaled stocks of nickel — a critical mineral used to make batteries for electric vehicles — is caught in the conflict between the United States and China.
Electric Cars Are Taking Off, but When Will Battery Recycling Follow?
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Electric Cars Are Taking Off, but When Will Battery Recycling Follow?

Many companies and investors are eager to recycle batteries but it could take a decade or more before enough used lithium-ion batteries become available.