Eco-Business

Water tests from the Kok and Sai rivers near Thailand’s border with Myanmar have revealed elevated arsenic levels, leading Thai officials to warn citizens to avoid contact with river water.

Political scientist and author Thea Riofrancos describes the challenges of critical minerals extraction for Latin American countries.

Legal experts say adopting a legally binding environmental rights framework is crucial to hold businesses accountable for the impact they have on ecosystems and public health.

Ocean mineral hunt sparks legal chaos and threatens unknown species.

By Kannikar Petchkaew

By Regina Lam

By Siva Selan

By Kristine Sabillo

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Copper, nickel and silicon are the most critical to India’s mineral security due to exponentially rising demand trends and significant supply chain vulnerabilities

Through recycling, R&D and diversifying imports as well as by facilitating a regional market for rare earth minerals, the dependence on the Chinese supply chain can be reduced. By Saswata Chaudhury

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Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam have a sizeable presence in the global REE supply chain – now a geopolitical focal point – but although they may have substantial reserves, their REE production levels are still lower than China's. By Gloria Lin

Resource-rich countries are signing critical mineral deals under duress, sacrificing long-term benefits. By Emily Iona Stewart

Five looming decisions in the development finance world could help to mitigate environmental and social risks of transition minerals, write Boston University researchers. By Julie Radomski and Rebecca Ray

By Bertrand Badré and Thomas Crampton

By Mirza Sadaqat Huda

By Abhimanyu Singh Rana

By Chelsea Hodgkins

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A Thai firm has built the country's first homes that runs on solar power for 24 hours a day, using a hybrid of solar PV panels and fuel cells.

Japanese firms venture into solar energy storage using discarded electric vehicle batteries, complementing the country's move to continue building more solar power plants.

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Pro-miners argue that deep-sea mining is essential to enable the energy transition. On the Eco-Business podcast, Sian Owen of the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition argues why nature's last frontier should be protected, not exploited.

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