Cory Combs
coryjcombs.bsky.social
Cory Combs
@coryjcombs.bsky.social
Climate researcher focused on Chinese, US, and EU energy and industrial policy. Guitar and fiction in my off-time. Based in LA. Travel for speaking engagements so long as there's a free water bottle involved.
China has just issued arguably its most significant critical #mineral #export controls yet. (Quite an eventful return from the Lunar New Year break!)

In short, using the dual-use export control list, #China will now require export licenses for the key products of:
February 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Many thanks to those who have been checking in on us amid the fires in LA. We are just over the 405 from the Palisades fire; we're packed and ready in case the highway fails as a fire break.

Our hearts go out to all those affected. Fingers crossed that everyone currently unaffected remains so.
January 11, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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China's initial, country-agnostic controls were a message saying "don't test us", @coryjcombs.bsky.social told me. As well as a political signal, he said, their main aim was to improve China’s understanding of how the minerals it processed were being used
December 10, 2024 at 4:37 PM
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NEW – Q&A: What could a US-China trade war mean for the energy transition? | @_AN_Patel w/ comment from @coryjcombs.bsky.social , Tony Alderson, John Johnson

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December 10, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Last week I spoke with @bloomberg.com about China's ban on select critical mineral exports to the US.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Key takeaways:
China Sets Precedent by Banning Others From Selling Goods to US
Beijing has set out to extend its domestic laws across international borders with a ban on selling some goods to the US that applies to companies both inside and outside China.
www.bloomberg.com
December 9, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Climate folks, China watchers, industrial policy nerds, all: I'm finally on Bluesky! The good vibes over here are encouraging. After dropping off of X last year, I look forward to being more active here moving forward.

First up this week: critical mineral export controls! Recent quotes coming soon.
December 9, 2024 at 2:17 PM