The Baku to Belem Roadmap to 1.3T is about mobilising and directing climate finance, yet it says relatively little about how the underlying climate risks are to be measured, compared and fed into economic decision-making. For countries already grappling with rising debt, tightening fiscal space and escalating climate impacts, this is no longer a technicalContinue reading “Measuring What the Roadmap Misses: Exposure Indices and the New Infrastructure of Climate Finance”
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China’s Rare-Earth Leverage Isn’t Absolute- India’s Urban Mining Play
On 4 April 2025, China announced export restrictions on several rare-earth elements such as samarium, terbium, and dysprosium, materials that underpin electric vehicles, electronics, defence systems, and renewable-energy technologies. With roughly 60% of global mine output and a dominant share of refining, China’s licensing decisions reverberate through supply chains. As approvals slow, global automakers haveContinue reading “China’s Rare-Earth Leverage Isn’t Absolute- India’s Urban Mining Play”