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Zimbabwe Bans All Raw Mineral Exports
Africa’s largest lithium producer — whose stores make up 4.4% of global reserves — is a major supplier to China, which leads the world in refining the battery metal. But like other African countries, Zimbabwe is increasingly keen to maximize the value of its minerals by processing them at home before exporting.
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- Energy, Environment, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Critical Minerals, Complex Choices: WDI Report Unpacks the Dilemmas, Pathways for Countries with Vast Reserves
In the following Q&A, report authors Diana E. Páez, WDI Senior Director, Energy & Mobility; Dana Gorodetsky, WDI Program Manager, Energy & Mobility; and Gerald E. Arhin, Research Fellow in the Political Economy of Climate Compatible Development, University College London; discuss the core dilemmas countries face, share lessons from their comparative analysis, and offer guidance for policymakers navigating these complex choices.
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- Technology
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- Global
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Climate Fund Managers Approves $86.2 Million Financing for Water Infrastructure in Limpopo
The financing is aimed at helping to mobilize the capital required to launch construction on stages one and two of the sprawling water project.
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- Environment, Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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End of Fossil Fuel Era Inches Closer as COP30 Deal Agreed After Bitter Standoff
Wealthy countries should triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing, Technology
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Analysis: Despite Record Turnout, Only 14% of Indigenous Brazilians Are Expected to Access Decision-Making Spaces at COP30
"Leaders are demanding a bigger role in the negotiations and the inclusion of land demarcation as climate policy."
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- Environment
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A Bold New Investment Fund Aims to Channel Billions Into Tropical Forest Protection – One Key Change Can Make It Better
The mechanics of raising these funds is intriguing – Brazil is seeking an initial $25 billion from national governments and foundations, and then another $100 billion from investors.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Investing
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- Global
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Analysis: A Lithium Bust Leaves Latin American Towns in the Dust
With plummeting prices and slowing demand for EVs, the once-thriving mining towns of Argentina, Chile, and Bolivia are now struggling.
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- Energy, Transportation
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- Latin America
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IFC, Appian Launch $1 Billion Critical Minerals Fund in Africa and Latin America
The fund, anchored by an initial $100 million commitment from IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will focus on nickel, copper, cobalt and rare earths, all essential for the energy transition and digital technologies.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Global
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