The discovery of an enormous rare-earth deposit in southwestern China will strengthen the country's stranglehold on this strategically vital resource and fuel its high-tech ambitions ...

Geothermal energy is derived from heat underneath the earth’s surface. The difference between geo and hydrothermal energy is water, which is the matter that’s heated to create hydrothermal energy. ... While non-renewable resources are limited and can cause greenhouse gas emissions, many offer benefits to individuals and communities alike.

Rare earths are an important, non-renewable natural resource with increasingly wider applications in economic and social development. China is among the countries with relatively rich rare earth reserves. Since the 1950s, remarkable progress has been witnessed made in China’s rare earth industry.

Rare earth elements (REEs), essential for permanent magnets used in these applications, are emerging as critical enablers of today’s green economy, powering the transition to sustainable energy ...

A new AidData report demonstrates that Beijing has become a major source of financing for projects around the globe that involve the specific minerals—copper, cobalt, nickel, lithium, and rare earth elements (REEs)—needed to facilitate a clean energy transition and achieve the global goal of net zero emissions by 2050. According to a first-of-its-kind dataset that AidData assembled to ...