The global decarbonization of our planet, central to the EV revolution, continues to accelerate. However, behind the cool adverts and showrooms of new electric vehicles lies a chunk of the supply chain fraught with forced labor, bribery, rebel armies, and mercenaries battling for a piece of an irreplaceable resource: cobalt. Unlike other green metals such as […]
When it comes to EV battery metals, most of the attention has gone to lithium in recent years – and not undeservedly so. Lithium is in limited supply and it’s critical to all current and next-generation battery technologies. But there is a catch… Canada Poised to Become Global Lithium Superpower Take a look at the […]
There is a great expression, “Nothing fails like success,” by Robin Sharma – one of the world’s top leadership experts, that reminds me of the lithium market right now. If lithium’s price and demand continue to soar, the silvery-white metal may price itself out of the game. The lithium price continues to hit record-highs week […]
Over the last couple of weeks, world leaders gathered in Glasgow to discuss and hold each other to account on global emissions targets. Many pundits contend that progress is still too slow, while others say the cost of numerous initiatives is still too expensive. Although we’re not entirely sure how everything will shake out from […]
Some analysts are now warning of an impending supply shortage of cobalt. Strange, considering that only three years ago, the market was flooded with so much cobalt that the metal’s price plunged by about 70% between 2018 and 2019 — see the Trading Economics chart below for details. Cobalt Price 5-yr Chart (USD/tonne) However, note […]
Almost 60 years ago now, the United States enacted the first automobile emissions standards the world had ever seen. Mainly concerned about smog in Los Angeles, regulators set thresholds intended to limit the amount of pollutants released into the atmosphere by automobiles. Year after year, the thresholds increased, targeted pollutants expanded, and governments worldwide began […]
Palladium is officially the best performing metal in the world right now, having closed at a new all-time high of US$2,183 on January 14, 2020. For some context, the price of palladium hovered around US$1,300 this time last year—marking an increase of approximately 67.92% since January 2019. Palladium prices have risen spectacularly over the […]