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The Conversation2026-04-17 12:49:422026-10-29 18:01:31Energy CommentaryAutomotive Industry|Carbon|Cobalt|Electric Vehicles|Lithium|Nickel|SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy|Transitionshttps://theconversation.com/batteries-couts-reseaux-lindustrie-automobile-franchit-le-point-de-bascule-et-peut-saffranchir-du-petrole-280924Batteries moins chères, marché en plein essor, nouveaux usages : la révolution électrique semble cette fois autonome. Reste à savoir si elle ne déplace pas plus de problèmes qu’elle n’en résout.

Batteries, coûts, réseaux… L'industrie automobile franchit le point de bascule et peut s'affranchir du pétrole

Batteries moins chères, marché en plein essor, nouveaux usages : la révolution électrique semble cette fois autonome. Reste à savoir si elle ne déplace pas plus de problèmes qu’elle n’en résout.

Click on Wales2016-04-06 00:00:002016-06-10 14:41:11Energy CommentaryEnergy|Policy|SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy

Beyond the drawing board

Would a resurgence of plans for a Severn Barrage change the rhetoric around steel, questions Gavin Harper.

The Conversation2020-10-07 14:44:212026-10-29 18:02:00Energy CommentaryDysprosium|Geopolitics|Neodymium|Rare Earth Elements|SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy|Wind Powerhttps://theconversation.com/boris-johnson-promises-a-uk-offshore-wind-revolution-but-china-holds-the-monopoly-on-vital-rare-earth-metals-147645China has a monopoly on rare earth metals, so where will the materials for the UK’s wind revolution come from?

Boris Johnson promises a UK offshore wind revolution – but China holds the monopoly on vital ‘rare earth’ metals

China has a monopoly on rare earth metals, so where will the materials for the UK’s wind revolution come from?

EcoGeekimages/ecogeek/eg1924-oilvssolar.jpgimages/ecogeek/eg1924-oilvssolar.jpg2008-05-29 00:00:002008-05-29 00:00:00Energy CommentaryArctic|Energy|Geopolitics|Oilhttps://web.archive.org/web/2010/http://ecogeek.org/component/content/article/1924
EcoGeekimages/ecogeek/eg277-image.jpgimages/ecogeek/eg277-image.jpg2006-10-05 00:00:002006-10-05 00:00:00Energy CommentaryGreen Taxation|Policy|Recycling|SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production|Wastehttps://web.archive.org/web/2010/http://ecogeek.org/component/content/article/277
The Conversation2026-04-16 16:59:262026-10-29 18:01:35Energy CommentaryAutomotive Industry|Carbon|Cobalt|Electric Vehicles|Lithium|Neodymium|Nickel|Rare Earth Elements|SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy|Transitionshttps://theconversation.com/electric-vehicles-pass-tipping-point-breaking-the-link-with-oil-prices-280655$120 oil didn’t start this EV transition. And cheaper oil won’t stop it.

Electric vehicles pass tipping point, breaking the link with oil prices

$120 oil didn’t start this EV transition. And cheaper oil won’t stop it.

The Conversation2019-06-13 14:32:002019-09-19 15:01:23Energy CommentaryAutomotive Industry|Cobalt|Electric Vehicles|Lithium|Neodymium|Rare Earth Elements|Recycling|SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production|SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth|Waleshttps://theconversation.com/ford-bridgend-closure-the-uks-car-industry-could-stage-a-revival-by-recycling-rare-earths-118739To become an attractive prospect for electric car manufacturers, the UK needs to sort out its supplies of rare earths – Brexit, or no Brexit.

Ford Bridgend closure: the UK’s car industry could stage a revival by recycling rare earths

To become an attractive prospect for electric car manufacturers, the UK needs to sort out its supplies of rare earths – Brexit, or no Brexit.

CentrePieceimages/blog/centrepiece-664-lead.jpgimages/blog/centrepiece-664-lead.jpg2023-10-20 00:00:002023-10-20 00:00:00Energy CommentaryAutomotive Industry|Carbon|Cobalt|Copper|Critical Materials|Electric Vehicles|Geopolitics|Lithium|Nickel|Rare Earth Elements|Supply Chainshttps://cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/download/cp664.pdf

Geopolitics and the electric vehicle revolution

With Benjamin Jones, Viet Nguyen-Tien and Robert Elliott

LSE Business Reviewimages/blog/lsebr-2022-lead.jpgimages/blog/lsebr-2022-lead.jpg2022-07-07 00:00:002022-07-07 00:00:00Energy CommentaryBattery Recycling|Circular Economy|Cobalt|Electric Vehicles|Lithium|Lithium Ion Batteries|Nickel|Recycling|SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production|SDG 9: Industry Innovation and Infrastructure|Supply Chainhttps://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2022/07/07/green-growth-and-electric-vehicles-the-role-of-recycling/

Green growth and electric vehicles: the role of recycling

With Viet Nguyen-Tien, Robert Elliott and Laura Lander

The Conversation2023-07-11 14:47:322026-10-29 18:01:48Energy CommentaryCobalt|Critical Materials|Electric Vehicles|Iron|Lithium|Lithium Ion Batteries|Manganese|Nickel|Phosphorushttps://theconversation.com/huge-phosphate-discovery-in-norway-could-fully-charge-the-electric-vehicle-industry-209189For now, phosphate rock mining is dominated by China and Morocco.
EcoGeekimages/ecogeek/eg457-australialightbulbban.jpgimages/ecogeek/eg457-australialightbulbban.jpg2007-02-23 00:00:002007-02-23 00:00:00Energy CommentaryEnergy|Energy Efficiency|Energy Policy|Lighting|Policy|SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energyhttps://web.archive.org/web/2010/http://ecogeek.org/component/content/article/457
EcoGeekimages/ecogeek/eg2396-nuclearfail.jpgimages/ecogeek/eg2396-nuclearfail.jpg2008-12-21 00:00:002008-12-21 00:00:00Energy CommentaryEnergy Policy|Nuclear Powerhttps://web.archive.org/web/2010/http://ecogeek.org/component/content/article/2396
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