The first report in Deloitte’s “xTech Futures” series highlights the importance of space for future business strategies even in fields that currently do not see applicability. Split into three parts, the report explores different areas in which businesses can leverage space technology in fields like mining or travel.
In the latest edition of the biannual Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI), Ernst & Young sees Germany overtaking China and securing second place for the first time in a decade. EY cites the reduction on Russian imports of fossil fuels and the German target of reaching 80 percent renewables in its energy mix as reasons.
American aerospace and defense corporation Lockheed Martin and fellow American chipmaker GlobalFoundries have announced a strategic partnership to secure a domestic supply chain for chips in national defense systems. The two companies will expand on GlobalFoundries technologies to advance chip production in the U.S.
Big Four accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has published the 2023 edition of its annual review of the world’s largest mining companies, Mine. In the report, PwC argues that the advent of critical minerals presents significant changes to the mining industry. Additional challenges are government interest in supply chains and critical minerals, decarbonization efforts, and a tech skill shortage.
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto and China Baowu, the world’s largest steel producer will explore multiple projects in China and Australia together that will help decarbonize the steel value chain, according to a joint press release.
U.S. President Biden and U.K. Prime Minister Sunak have announced a new framework for a trans-Atlantic economic partnership in the twenty-first century. The hence-named “Atlantic Declaration” is set to provide the foundation for increased cooperation in fields like clean energy, artificial intelligence, and critical minerals.