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Development of the Lithium Industry in Russia and China in the Context of Energy Transition and Achieving Carbon Neutrality

Ma H., Li Z., Cheng X., Pechenskaya-Polishchuk M.A., Malyshev M.K.

Volume 18, Issue 1, 2025

Ma Hui, Li Zhimeng, Cheng Xiumin, Pechenskaya-Polishchuk M.A., Malyshev M.K. (2025). Development of the lithium industry in Russia and China in the context of energy transition and achieving carbon neutrality. Economic and Social Changes: Facts, Trends, Forecast, 18(1), 135–151. DOI: 10.15838/esc.2025.1.97.8

DOI: 10.15838/esc.2025.1.97.8

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