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Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Climate Change, Geopolitics, and an Uncertain Future

Anarchy unbound: the new scramble for Africa
https://www.newstatesman.com/long-reads/2023/08/anarchy-unbound-scramble-africa-niger-robert-kaplan
Caught between climate change, migration and social upheaval, Niger and the Sahel are the crucible of Western failure.

How Geopolitics Is Complicating the Move to Clean Energy
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/18/business/indonesia-nickel-china-us.html
The fate of Indonesia’s unrivaled stocks of nickel — a critical mineral used to make batteries for electric vehicles — is caught in the conflict between the United States and China.

Here’s where water is running out in the world — and why
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2023/water-scarcity-map-solutions/
 
Economics Tamed the Weather. Now the Weather Strikes Back.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/economics-tamed-the-weather-now-the-weather-strikes-back-833ce16b 

Lex in depth: how investors are underpricing climate risks
https://www.ft.com/content/899472a8-e5e2-4fde-bc91-7e548ba35294
 
Today’s investors don’t understand the impact of geopolitics
https://www.ft.com/content/3f7dbafd-2d4c-40a5-bd77-a021848fe8f8