mining

Timor-Leste doesn’t have much, but it does have vast reserves of gas. Should it be able to be extracted in the name of climate justice?

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While rainfall is important, how it is collected, stored and distributed is crucial to dealing with the region’s increasingly drier spells.

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The rampant activity reduces freshwater supply in turn affecting crop output, drinking water and the general ecosystem.

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For some, leaving the Mekong Delta to find a livelihood is the only option despite the risk of being trafficked into forced labour.

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Climate change and increased human activity are putting one of Asia’s most important river systems under duress. It will require a sustained and coordinated effort to fix things.

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China processes the biggest share of the critical minerals needed for the transition to greener sources of energy but other countries are mining them too.

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Australia is pulling out all the stops to address India’s critical minerals needs, in the shadow of China’s dominance in the sector.

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Australia has the chance to leverage its critical mineral deposits for huge economic gain, but will it also benefit environmentally?

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The world’s largest nickel producer will have to manage its global trading strategies while addressing concerns over the environment at home.

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Critical minerals offer African economies a chance to transform — will their governments seize it or will history repeat itself?

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Australia’s new gas plans continue its reliance on fossil fuel exports, contradicting its urgent need for climate change mitigation to gamble on the future.

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