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Special episode: What’s at stake in the race for critical raw materials?
Conversations about critical raw materials — the natural resources that power everything from clean energy to smart phones, electric vehicles, and even AI systems — are not ones you hear about in every development circle, but this is starting to change. Given their critical role in the global economy and sustainable technology, they are now at the center of geopolitical power struggles, supply chain shocks, and debates around equity, governance, and sustainability.
“All the world is talking about going from fossil fuels to decarbonization, and how we should do the green transition … But all…
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