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Need for critical metals poses dilemmas for investors
Need for critical metals poses dilemmas for investors
by  AFP

Soaring demand for the raw materials needed for the transition towards renewable energy is creating dilemmas for investors weighing the economic, environmental and human rights risks of such projects. - Compromise and sacrifice - The mining sector also presents significant concerns around human rights and environmental pollution.

Axed: Rampant logging hits India's batmakers for six
Axed: Rampant logging hits India's batmakers for six
by  AFP

When the Cricket World Cup opens in India next month several players will carry Kashmiri willow wood bats, but manufacturers say over-exploitation of trees means their craft faces ruin. The ready supply of willow -- the wood favoured by cricketers -- also sparked a craft in bats.

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