Archive for the ‘Kazakhstan’ Category

Can Kazakhstan Succeed in Its Transition Toward Clean Energy?

Via The Diplomat, a look at how – faced with climate disasters at home – Kazakhstan is accepting clean energy as a necessity, not just an ambition: The development of clean energy has become a priority for much of the world due to the continued impacts of climate change. One significant consequence of climate change […]

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Chevron Sees 1M Barrels Per Day From Kazakhstan

Via Fortune, a report on U.S. energy giant Chevron’s expectations of a 1 million barrels of oil equivalent per day from Kazakhstan’s Tengiz oil field, which is among the world’s biggest. Meanwhile, an Exxon executive downplayed hopes for a sudden surge of LNG exports. U.S. energy giant Chevron expects Kazakhstan’s Tengiz oil field, one of the largest […]

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How a Burgeoning Industry in Kazakhstan Is Trying to Kickstart ‘Climate-Smart Beef’

Via Inside Climate News, a look at how the central Asian country is working to scale up its livestock industry without adding to global emissions. Experts are skeptical. In 2010, several herds of cows airlifted from North Dakota to Kazakhstan helped spark a burgeoning cattle industry in the former USSR republic.  The effort was part […]

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‘Modern Silk Road’ brings booming trade to China-Kazakhstan border

Via Nikkei Asia, a look at the booming trade at the China-Kazakhstan border: Trade is thriving along the “modern Silk Road,” which passes through a far-flung city on the border of China and Kazakhstan. Khorgos is about 3,500 kilometers due west of Beijing in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Flying over the oil fields of […]

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India-Kazakhstan Cooperation in Critical Minerals Signals a Shifting Regional Approach

Via The Diplomat, a report on growing India- Kazakh cooperation in critical minerals: The critical minerals sector has attracted significant global attention, including from New Delhi and Astana. On November 4, India and Kazakhstan partnered to produce titanium slag, a critical mineral. Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL) and Kazakhstan’s Ust-Kamenogorsk Titanium and Magnesium Plant (UKTMP) […]

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Turning Kazakhstan Into a Beef-Producing Machine, the American Way

Via Inside Climate News, a look at Kazakhstan, a vast central Asian country which has millions of acres of pastureland. Can it produce steaks and burgers that offset emissions—and earn carbon credits for them? The highway running north toward the Russian border is long and straight, a black line streaking across a snowy flatness. A […]

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