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Hal Hodson

London

Americas Editor at The Economist

Americas editor @theeconomist

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  • Nov 13, 2023 | economist.com | Hal Hodson

    Its lead in battery-making is crucialBy Hal HodsonListen to this story. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. Your browser does not support the <audio> element. Combustion engines in motor vehicles account for about 15% of carbon-dioxide emissions each year. Eliminating them requires the electrification of transport, which in turn requires batteries in unprecedented quantities.

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1 Jun 25

RT @DSORennie: First he busted gangs. Now Nayib Bukele busts critics (from @TheEconomist) https://t.co/HMsLJpquZu

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21 May 25

a truly disturbing story. years of deforestation efforts in the Amazon undone by a single year of warming-fuelled wildfires

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LatAm lost an area the size of Costa Rica from its mature tropical forests in 2024, says @globalforests. Fires accounted for 60%, releasing 1.15 Gt of CO2—more than all of S. America generated by burning fossil fuels in 2023. My new story in @TheEconomist: https://t.co/DpFjL9TI9W https://t.co/aQqgW1F2nX

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15 May 25

RT @michaelreid52: My obituary of José Mujica: https://t.co/KHqfsrv8tt