Carmakers Pressure Supply Chains for Cleaner Lithium – SMH

Carmakers are stepping up pressure on Australian lithium miners to target deeper greenhouse gas emissions cuts across their operations, as the environmental cost of sourcing electric vehicle components faces rising scrutiny, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.

The pressure is forcing miners to commit to gradually decarbonise their lithium operations while smaller operators are promising to supply materials with a net-zero carbon footprint immediately.

Read the full report: Sydney Morning Herald

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Jim Pollard

Jim Pollard is an Australian journalist based in Thailand since 1999. He worked for News Ltd papers in Sydney, Perth, London and Melbourne before travelling through SE Asia in the late 90s. He was a senior editor at The Nation for 17+ years and has a family in Bangkok.

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