The Chinese Recycling Gem
Courtesy of The Wire China, a look at one of the Chinese firms spearheading the growing industry around recycling batteries: The world’s transition to electric vehicles is raising new questions for [...]
Picking Up Steam: Africa to Overtake Europe in Geothermal Capacity by 2030
Via Rystad Energy, a report on Africa’s growing geothermal sector: Africa’s geothermal sector will attract at least $35 billion in investments by 2050, showing the critical role geothermal is [...]
The Economics of China’s “Involuted Kings”
Via Panda Paw Dragon Claw, commentary on the underlying momentum in China’s EV and renewables sectors: Editor’s Note: The strong export performance of the “New Three” (solar PV, EV and [...]
Zanzibar’s Bid To Be A Pan-African Tech and Education Hub
Via Semafor, a look at Zanzibar’s bid to be a pan-African tech and education hub: Zanzibar, the group of islands known for its sandy beaches and tourism resorts, has spent the last year making a [...]
Inside Foxconn’s Struggle To Make iPhones In India
Via Rest of World, an interesting look at Foxconn’s efforts to make iPhones in India: When Chinese engineer Li Hai left the wintry cold of northern China and flew into the humid heat of Tamil [...]
Colombia Makes History at COP28
Via Global South Perspectives, a report on Colombia’s decision to formally join the bloc of nation-states seeking to negotiate a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, the tenth country to [...]

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WILDCATS AND BLACK SHEEP
Wildcats & Black Sheep is a personal interest blog dedicated to the identification and evaluation of maverick investment opportunities arising in frontier - and, what some may consider to be, “rogue” or “black sheep” - markets around the world.

Focusing primarily on The New Seven Sisters - the largely state owned petroleum companies from the emerging world that have become key players in the oil & gas industry as identified by Carola Hoyos, Chief Energy Correspondent for The Financial Times - but spanning other nascent opportunities around the globe that may hold potential in the years ahead, Wildcats & Black Sheep is a place for the adventurous to contemplate & evaluate the emerging markets of tomorrow.