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  1. "Critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt and nickel are becoming the “oil of the 21st century” as the scramble for precious metals deepens poverty and creates public health crises in some of the world’s most vulnerable communities, a report by the UN’s water thinktank has found.

    The investigation by the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) concluded that the growing demand for lithium, cobalt and nickel used in batteries and microchips is draining water supplies, eroding agriculture and exposing communities to toxic heavy metals.

    An estimated 456bn litres of water were used to extract 240,000 tonnes of lithium in 2024, the researchers found, with little of the financial benefit or technological advances from the green energy transition or AI boom reaching the affected communities.

    “Critical minerals are quickly becoming the oil of the 21st century,” said Kaveh Madani, director of UNU-INWEH and the 2026 Stockholm water prize laureate.

    “What we are selling as a solution to sustainability is actively hurting people somewhere else in the world. How can we then call the transition green or clean?”

    According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), growth in demand for key energy minerals has been strong in recent years, with lithium demand rising by nearly 30% in 2024. The production of rare earths almost tripled between 2010 and 2023 as demand for electric vehicles (EVs) and powerful computer chips has soared.

    The report found that while EVs may reduce emissions by consumers in North America and Europe, the environmental and health costs are borne by communities far away, in the mining regions of Africa and Latin America."

    theguardian.com/global-develop

    #Lithium #Cobalt #Nickel #GreenTransition

  2. Just heard on RTÉ's Morning Ireland a clear call for real efforts to be made in the 'green transition' and weaning off fossil fuels - made by those crusty tree-hugging hippies in..

    *checks notes*

    ..EY.

    #GreenTransition #ey #mastodaoine #rtenews #decarbonisation #FossilFuels #Climate #ClimateCrisis

  3. Current situation with #GreenTransition #investments in #Finland: - Total planned ~32 bn € - Completed or under construction ~6 bn € - Cancelled, postponed or significantly reduced from original ~5 bn € - Still being planned or undecided ~21 bn €. h/t to @[email protected] !

    Suomeen piti tulla kymmenien m...

  4. Iran War Disrupts Gas Markets: Italy and Spain Scramble for Algerian Energy Deals – News and Statistics

    Apr 29, 2026 According to an analysis by Maya Ikene of Ghent University, the ongoing Iran war is…
    #Spain #ES #Europe #Europa #EU #Albares #Algeriangas #energy-crisis #Eni #Europeenergydependency #Greentransition #Iranwar #Italy #LNG #Medgaz #Meloni #Qatar #Sonatrach #Transmedpipeline
    europesays.com/spain/13626/

  5. Iran War Disrupts Gas Markets: Italy and Spain Scramble for Algerian Energy Deals – News and Statistics

    Apr 29, 2026 According to an analysis by Maya Ikene of Ghent University, the ongoing Iran war is…
    #Italy #Europe #Europa #EU #Albares #Algeriangas #energycrisis #Eni #Europeenergydependency #greentransition #iran-war #LNG #Medgaz #Meloni #Qatar #Sonatrach #Spain #Transmedpipeline
    europesays.com/italy/10829/

  6. How the Iran war is redrawing Europe’s energy map

    Maya Ikene argues that the Iran war is not just disrupting gas markets, but redrawing Europe’s energy alliances. As Italy and Spain…
    #NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #AbdelmadjidTebboune #Algeria #breakingnews #Energy #energycrisis #Gas #GiorgiaMeloni #greentransition #Iran #Israel-Iran-Conflict #Italy #josemanuelalbares #Morocco #Qatar #Spain #StraitofHormuz #Trans-SaharanGasPipeline #WesternSahara
    newsbeep.com/506419/

  7. You can phase out coal and still win an election:
    'How to Get Coal Country to Vote for Climate Policy: The Effect of a “Just Transition Agreement” on Spanish Election Results'
    by Diane Bolet, Fergus Green, Mikel González-Eguino (2023) doi.org/10.1017/S0003055423001

    #campaigning #coal #climatePolicy #greenTransition #publicPolicy

  8. Moldova’s EcoImpact Program: TVET Schools Lead Green Skills & Sustainability – News and Statistics

    Apr 3, 2026 According to ILO News, a national grants program called EcoImpact is enabling technical and vocational…
    #Moldova #MD #Europe #Europa #EU #Circulareconomy #EcoImpact #Energyefficiency #greenskills #greentransition #Recycling #sustainabilityprojects #TVET #vocationaleducation
    europesays.com/2893345/

  9. EU’s New Regulatory Shift: Trade Policy Moves from Open Markets to Security Focus – News and Statistics

    Mar 31, 2026 According to a report from Hellenic Shipping News, the European Union is moving away from…
    #Europe #EU #CybersecurityAct #EUtradepolicy #EuropeanUnion #greentransition #IndustrialAcceleratorAct #regulatorymeasures #Supplychains #tradeprotectionism #WTO
    europesays.com/europe/1916/

  10. Sunday, February 22, 2026

    Explosions rock Kyiv as Russia launches ballistic missiles at Ukraine's capital -- Europe's green transition is now a matter of energy security -- 4 killed in northeastern Ukraine as Russia strikes ambulance carrying minor hospitalized in blast -- Ukraine hits Russian planes, ships, and artillery in major strikes on occupied territories ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  11. @BicycleBen I hope everyone with any kind of voice, including me, who can at least write a coherent sentence, raises that voice to support Milliband strongly now. This idea seems at last like a pivot we can rally around. In my spare time this week I'll be asking whoever I can think of to get behind Milliband with this.

    #ChrisPackham #DavidAttenborough #RHSWisley #GreenTransition #EdMilliband #UKPolitics #LabourParty

  12. .@EBRD President @OdileRenaud Basso at #EIBForum: #MDBs need to adjust their tools to the new era of 'business unusual'. They have a role to play in providing strategic support & know-how to accelerate the #GreenTransition, contributing both to energy security & decarbonisation.

    🐦🔗: n.respublicae.eu/EIB/status/16