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Elizabeth Steyn

@elizabeth-steyn.bsky.social
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Law prof at UCalgary, Canada. Critical minerals expert. Passionate about environmental justice, the protection of biodiversity, and ocean governance. Yogi. Scuba diver.

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Elizabeth Steyn @elizabeth-steyn.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
AI transformation in the legal sector begins in law schools theconversation.com/ai-transform... #ai #legaleducation #lawyers #lawprofs
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AI transformation in the legal sector begins in law schools
AI is transforming how lawyers work, but legal education is lagging behind.
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Elizabeth Steyn @elizabeth-steyn.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #criticalminerals #ringoffire #canada
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Why critical minerals in Ontario's Ring of Fire are central in U.S.-Canada trade war | CBC News
The Ring of Fire in northwestern Ontario has become a key figure in the battle to control critical minerals, which experts say is the heart of U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to annex Canada. He...
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Elizabeth Steyn @elizabeth-steyn.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
www.cbc.ca/news/busines... #criticalminerals
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A new gold rush? Why critical minerals are the lifeblood of the next tech era | CBC News
What does your smartphone have in common with a solar panel, or an EV battery, or a piece of military equipment? They're all made using critical minerals — an essential ingredient in powering the mode...
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Elizabeth Steyn @elizabeth-steyn.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
#Informalmining in #SouthAfrica is here to stay. Police brutality won’t end it – here’s what will #artisanalmining theconversation.com/informal-min...
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Informal mining in South Africa is here to stay. Police brutality won’t end it – here’s what will
South Africa’s police have resorted to medieval military tactics against illegal miners. But the solution lies elsewhere: massive regional economic repair.
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Elizabeth Steyn @elizabeth-steyn.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
My latest piece on #deepseamining theconversation.com/deep-seabed-...
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Deep seabed mining: Bad for biodiversity and terrible for the economy
Deep seabed mining is already controversial because of inherent environmental and biodiversity risks. A new study shows that its economic impacts may hit even harder.
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Elizabeth Steyn @elizabeth-steyn.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
#china #geopolitics #unclos theconversation.com/drawing-line...
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Drawing lines in the South China Sea: what Beijing’s new claims over a disputed coral reef mean
The Philippines has rejected new Chinese ‘baselines’ over the Scarborough Reef, saying they are a violation of its sovereign rights.
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Very important to understand that electric vehicles won’t solve this particular problem. Ultimately, we’re going to need to find ways to reduce car trips overall.
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Elizabeth Steyn @elizabeth-steyn.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
#circulareconomy #recycling #valuefromwaste #copper
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Elizabeth Steyn @elizabeth-steyn.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
#criticalminerals #cobalt #congo #china #geopolitics www.mining.com/web/gecamine...
mining.com
Congo's Gecamines offers $1 million to block Chinese deal with Chemaf - MINING.COM
Chemaf agreed to sell its assets to Chinese defence and industrial giant, China North Industries Corp, or Norinco in June.
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Elizabeth Steyn @elizabeth-steyn.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
#circularity
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Elizabeth Steyn @elizabeth-steyn.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
#batterymetals #CRMA #evs #tariffs #China
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Elizabeth Steyn @elizabeth-steyn.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
#criticalminerals #batterymetals #energytransition
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Elizabeth Steyn @elizabeth-steyn.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
#criticalminerals #Canada
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Elizabeth Steyn @elizabeth-steyn.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
#criticalminerals #IRA
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Elizabeth Steyn @elizabeth-steyn.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
#criticalminerals #energytransition #supplychainsecurity
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Emily Iona Stewart @eionastewart.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Check out my colleague @cat-rainsford on her bluesky debut with this interesting thread on the control of minerals critical to electric vehicles in conflict-ridden Myanmar #TransitionMinerals
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Elizabeth Steyn @elizabeth-steyn.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
apple.news/A_zhXVqgeS1-... #miningindustry
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A Cash-Starved Russian Ally Detains Western Miners’ Staff in Tax Raid — The Wall Street Journal
Mali’s military junta has netted almost a quarter-billion dollars in payments from international mining companies in recent weeks
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Elizabeth Steyn @elizabeth-steyn.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
#Indigenousrights #maori #newzealand #treatyofwaitangi
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Elizabeth Steyn @elizabeth-steyn.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
“The shoes’ whereabouts remain unknown, however, and the childcare centre is hoping to prevent a repeat of the incidents by covering the cubbyholes with nets at night in what it described as a “crime prevention measure”.”
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Elizabeth Steyn @elizabeth-steyn.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
#Bizhumanrights
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Elizabeth Steyn @elizabeth-steyn.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
“As the world’s third largest fossil fuel exporter, the Australian government is exporting climate destruction overseas, including to Pacific nations like Vanuatu, who experience the most devastating impacts of the climate crisis, despite contributing the least,” he said.”This is climate injustice.”
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Elizabeth Steyn @elizabeth-steyn.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Week one: from fossil fuel colouring books to Ronaldinho “Gazprom is not the first gas company to advertise to children via colouring books. In 2011 the Canadian fossil fuel company Talisman Energy produced a book featuring a dinosaur called “Talisman Terry, your friendly Fracosaurus”.” #COP29
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Elizabeth Steyn @elizabeth-steyn.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Russian spy ship escorted away from area with critical cables in Irish Sea #security #cybersecurity
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Elizabeth Steyn @elizabeth-steyn.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
#IRA #energytransition
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Philip Oldfield @sustainabletall.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Cost overruns of mega projects Nuclear storage has an average cost overrun of 238%. With nuclear power projects its 120% Solar power has an average cost overrun of 1% www.enr.com/articles/557...
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Elizabeth Steyn @elizabeth-steyn.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
“Azerbaijan, where COP29 is taking place, is the second petrostate in a row to host the talks.” #COP29
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Elizabeth Steyn @elizabeth-steyn.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
#environmentaljustice #weee #electronicwaste
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Sheila Foster @sheilarose.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
This time will be different. No matter what the incoming administration does with the Agencies, the Inflation Reduction Act has changed the game. The downside? The Climate Justice policy/progress is at the Executive/agency level. The states will need to move that forward. grist.org/economics/he...
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He'll try, but Trump can't stop the clean energy revolution
The cost of renewables is plummeting, heat pumps are selling like crazy, and red states are raking in cash from the IRA. There's no stopping the inevitable.
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Elizabeth Steyn @elizabeth-steyn.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
@jfmorin.bsky.social nice to find you here & thanks for the Global Environmental Governance starterpack. Please add me. #energytransition #environmentaljustice #climatechange #criticalminerals #biodiversity #oceangovernance #dsm
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