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From Waste to Wear: Chinese Startup Revolutionizing Sustainable Fashion with Recycled Materials
›China Environment Forum // Guest Contributor // waste // March 13, 2025 // By Yunhuan Chen, Haiying Lin & Haifeng HuangIn December 2024, the Global Plastic Treaty delegates kicked the plastic bottle down the road, delaying a final agreement to rein in the plastic pollution plaguing the planet. Recycling has failed to solve the problem, with most single-use plastic waste ending up in landfills (50%), incinerators (19%) or leaked into the environment (22%). Ultimately, the world needs to produce significantly less single use plastics and more reusable packaging. There is also a need to create better technologies and policies to push companies to transform plastics into new products.
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High Standards in Mineral Supply Chains: A Business Case
›Much of the current narrative surrounding critical minerals puts speed and competition in the foreground. Yet the how of mining matters immensely to create and maintain stable mineral supply chains. Reliable and diversified supply chains create win-win scenarios for all stakeholders by incorporating best-in-class environmental standards and true community partnerships.
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ECSP Weekly Watch | March 3 – 7
›A window into what we’re reading at the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program
UK and Ireland Will Connect Energy Networks (The Guardian)
Despite post-Brexit trade barriers, the UK and Ireland have announced a collaboration on renewable energy infrastructure to boost both nations’ energy efficiency and security. The deal is part of larger efforts to “harness the full potential” of the Irish and Celtic seas for offshore windfarms and national energy networks.
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Let’s Make Critical Mineral Lists More Useful!
›In December 2024, China banned exports of gallium, germanium, and antimony to the United States. Prices for these critical minerals soon reached all-time highs. The ban emphasized China’s dominance over the sector, including practically the entire graphite supply chain, 87% of rare earths refining, 70% of cobalt refining, and 60% of battery-grade lithium refining.
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ECSP Weekly Watch | February 24 – 28
›A window into what we’re reading at the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program
EU Parliament Suspends Rwandan Critical Mineral Pact Over Links to DRC Conflict (Mongabay)
Rwanda and the DRC both have large reserves of critical minerals essential to the clean energy transition. Yet the EU has voted to suspend a cooperation agreement on mineral extraction in the region after the Rwandan-backed rebel group M23 seized key areas in the DRC’s eastern provinces.
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Q&A: Julian Higuera-Florez on Harnessing Environmental Peacebuilding in Latin America and the Caribbean
›Environmental peacebuilding offers a promising framework to address deeply intertwined environmental challenges and conflict dynamics in Latin America and the Caribbean. So why has it not delivered fully on this promise? In an interview with ESCP, Julian Higuera-Florez, a research specialist in climate, peace, and security at the Alliance of Biodiversity and CIAT and CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security, discussed a new policy brief, Environmental Peacebuilding in Latin America and the Caribbean: Bridging Gaps and Harnessing Opportunities, co-authored with the UNDP Latin America and the Caribbean Hub.
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ECSP Weekly Watch | February 17 – 21
›A window into what we’re reading at the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program
Africa Energy Bank Aims to Boost Energy Supply (Al Jazeera)
Nearly 43% of the African continent lacks consistent access to electricity, which is the lowest level of modern energy usage in the world. A newly established Africa Energy Bank aims to boost the energy supply on the continent through investments in energy infrastructure projects.
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Photo Essay: Indonesia’s Decarbonization Tipping Point
›China and the Global Energy Transition // China Environment Forum // Guest Contributor // Vulnerable Deltas // February 20, 2025 // By Ulet Ifansasti & Jacob Dreyer
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