Australia’s Climate Ambitions Have a Modern Slavery Problem: Examining the Origins of Our Big Batteries
Several big battery projects in Australia vital for storing renewable energy to meet the nation’s climate goals are highly likely to be using materials sourced through the forced labour of Uyghur and other Turkic ethnic groups in China, ASPI research has found. ASPI has examined the supply chains for big battery projects across various Australian […]
Lithium Production: Russia and China Converge on Bolivia
Eastern, Western Superpowers to Lay Their Hands on South American Lithium Reserves Ahead of Other Countries As countries increasingly rely on production to meet their needs, the search for raw materials intensifies on several fronts. One such raw material is lithium, a soft, silvery-white metal that’s the lightest metal in the world. It’s also the […]