Rare earth power: can Europe ever escape its dependency on China?
Europe relies on China for the rare earth elements essential in transition technologies, but it's making a late bid to end dependency.
Europe relies on China for the rare earth elements essential in transition technologies, but it's making a late bid to end dependency.
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