energy transition

Copper, China, and the New Geography of Dependency “The world does not electrify where copper is produced. It electrifies where its destination is decided.” The dominant language of our time speaks of energy transition, electrification, decarbonization and sustainability. It sounds…

Lithium, copper and the future of the global economy “During the 20th century, oil was the energy heart of the international system. In the 21st century, the electrification of the economy is shifting that centrality toward a new set of…

The Argentine government announced an investment of 8.4 billion dollars by the Australian multinational Fortescue to produce “green hydrogen”. The World Rainforest Movement questions the industrial scale of the so-called “energy transition” and claims that mega-projects negatively impact local populations.…

The news arriving from the press agencies AFP, dpa news agencies, and from the German newspaper Handelsblatt about civilian nuclear power is pretty worrying. The exit, taken for granted, has been brought back by the operators on the table of…