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EU study says China's grip on rare earths could choke green energy plans

Frik Els | November 16, 2011 | 10:57 pm Battery Metals Energy China Europe Coal Rare Earth 

A new European study says supply shortfalls of rare-earth elements over the next two decades put at risk the EU's ambitious plans to expand the production of solar, wind and green transport technologies and implement carbon-capture systems. According to the...

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