KYOTO -- International advocacy groups are warning that it is becoming increasingly difficult to ensure supply chains fueling clean technology industries are sustainable as the largest producers are Chinese and they are mostly impervious to external pressure.
Chinese companies dominate not only nickel and rare earth mineral processing, but also the production of electric vehicles, solar panels, batteries and wind turbines. Unlike their Western and North Asian counterparts, they have proven difficult to engage with, according to campaigners such as Global Witness and Survival International.
