Nickel mining for electric vehicles is destroying lives in Indonesia

Nickel mining for electric vehicles is destroying lives in Indonesia

Indonesia’s abundant nickel reserves are crucial for a low carbon world. But extracting them is ruining local peoples’ lives and causing rampant deforestation Perrine Fournier is a trade and forests campaigner at the forests and rights NGO Fern The view from the highest vantage point in Kabaena island is awe-inspiring. Mountain peaks coated with thin clouds rise over a thick blanket of vegetation. But the natural beauty of this tropical island in Indonesia’s Southeast Sulawesi province, b...
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LASG Set To Launch Refueling Stations Ahead Of The Deployment Of 2,000 CNG Buses In 2025

LASG Set To Launch Refueling Stations Ahead Of The Deployment Of 2,000 CNG Buses In 2025

LASG said it is committed to expanding CNG initiative by investing in the infrastructure and tech to make its adoption seamless. Sanwo-Olu stated this at the pilot CNG conversion training for technicians, which was organized by IBILE Oil and Gas Corporation (IOGC). MD IOGC also revealed it is on course to deliver four CNG refueling stations in Lagos State by the end of March 2025 (Q1 2025). She said the four stations will be will service the LASG 2,000 CNG buses that are set to arrive in phases...
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Northern Group Condemn Tinubu’s Tax Reform Bills.

Northern Group Condemn Tinubu’s Tax Reform Bills.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), Sokoto State Chapter, has condemned the proposed Tax Reform Bills introduced by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. The group described the bills as a threat to the already dire socioeconomic conditions in Sokoto and the entire Northern Nigeria. Speaking at a press conference, the state coordinator of the CNG Comrade Faisal Salisu expressed deep concern over the proposed reforms, which they believe will disproportion...
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South Africa Expresses Interest In Nigeria’s Lithium For Electric Vehicle Revolution

South Africa Expresses Interest In Nigeria’s Lithium For Electric Vehicle Revolution

South Africa is interested in collaborating with Nigeria to harness critical minerals like lithium for green energy and electric vehicles (EV) batteries. South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed this on Tuesday in Cape Town at a business roundtable, according to a statement from Bayo Onanuga, special adviser on information and strategy to President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu is in South Africa for the 11th session of the Bi-National Commission (BNC). “There is also much opportunity for cooper...
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FG Invests $450m in CNG – Minister

FG Invests $450m in CNG – Minister

CNG Buses FG Invests $450m in CNG – Minister The Minister of Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, says the Federal Government has so far invested $450m in Compressed Natural Gas. Ekpo disclosed this at the ongoing Practical Nigerian Content Forum organised by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. According to Ekpo, gas will be the mainstay of Nigeria’s energy shift, and the government is giving local businesses a chance to engage in gas distri...
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S’Africa Eyes Nigeria’s Lithium For Electric Vehicle Revolution

S’Africa Eyes Nigeria’s Lithium For Electric Vehicle Revolution

Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi Latest Headlines, News Around Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa Wednesday, December 4th, 2024 …. Backs Nigeria’s Bid To Join G20 (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Ramaphosa has expressed South Africa’s interest in collaborating with Nigeria to harness critical minerals, particularly lithium, to drive the green energy transition and support the development of electric vehicles (EV) batteries. He disclosed this on Tuesday in Cape Town, South Africa, at the Nigeria...
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Mack Trucks adds 12 new Certified Electric Vehicle dealers in North America

Mack Trucks adds 12 new Certified Electric Vehicle dealers in North America

Mack now has certified EV dealer locations in 29 states and four Canadian provinces By Heavy Equipment Guide Staff December 04, 2024 Mack Trucks has added 12 new Certified Electric Vehicle (EV) dealer locations to its network, reaching a total of 65 EV-certified locations in North America. Mack now has certified EV dealer locations in 29 states and four Canadian provinces, marking a 23 percent increase in certified locations since May 2024. The certification enables dealerships to provide compre...
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PNC forum: Nigeria invests over $450m in CNG says Ekperikpe Ekpo

PNC forum: Nigeria invests over $450m in CNG says Ekperikpe Ekpo

The Minister of Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, says the Federal Government has so far invested $450m in compressed natural gas. Ekpo disclosed this at the ongoing Practical Nigerian Content Forum organised by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. According to Ekpo, gas will be the mainstay of Nigeria’s energy shift, and the government is giving local businesses a chance to engage in gas distribution, processing, and power generation. He st...
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BYD Plans to Start Producing Electric Vehicles in Brazil Before March 2025

BYD Plans to Start Producing Electric Vehicles in Brazil Before March 2025

On Monday evening local time, the Brazilian government issued a notice announcing that the country’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva met with Stella Li, Vice President and CEO of BYD Americas at the Planalto Palace to receive a briefing on BYD’s plan to produce the first batch of electric vehicles in Brazil by March 2025. Simply put, BYD plans to create 10,000 direct job opportunities for its new factory in Brazil from January to August 2025 and aims to create a total of 20,000 jobs by...
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If we delay the UK’s drive for electric vehicles, our rivals will overtake us | Jonathan Reynolds

If we delay the UK’s drive for electric vehicles, our rivals will overtake us | Jonathan Reynolds

The push to electric vehicles is not about a culture war. It is a simple choice. Do we set UK industry up to take advantage of the changes that are coming? Or do we sit it out, allowing our competitors to lap us while we decide whether to change our tyres or not? The previous government, including the current leader of the opposition, might have been content to play politics with people’s jobs by delaying the deadline for ending the sale of new petrol and diesel cars. But this government is no...
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