What share of the global economy is represented at the G20 summit?
The Scale of G20 Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Can the G20 summit help advance international cooperation on the environment?
The G20 by Population
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More than half of the global population is represented at the annual G20 summit.
Battery Production: Low-Risk Lithium (and Nickel)
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Stable and secure countries produce most of two key metals for battery production.
Energy Extraction Politics in the Renewable Age
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Emerging market economies in a post-oil era might find themselves in the same traps when mining for the necessary metals.
Cobalt for Batteries
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Cobalt is the rechargeable battery component that is most geopolitically risky to obtain.
Japan’s High-Speed Rail
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While pioneering Japan is no longer home to the biggest high-speed rail network in the world, it remains premiere.
Europe’s High-Speed Rail Leaders
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Spain, France and Germany have the largest high-speed train networks after China and Japan.
The State of US High-Speed Rail
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The fledgling network does not compare well to other countries with high-speed trains.