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Saleem H. Ali

@saleemali.bsky.social

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Chair, Dept. of Geography and Spatial Science University of Delaware. Member United Nations Intl. Resource Panel. Author and Science Diplomacy practitioner www.saleemali.net

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Saleem H. Ali @saleemali.bsky.social · Jun 6

Paper in Science today argues for Global Minerals Trust for Green Transition. In time for G7 meetings & US-China summit #CriticalMinerals - Press release w/links to paper and Policy Brief from @ununiversity.bsky.social cc: @deepseadawn.bsky.social @alondra.bsky.social unu.edu/inweh/news/u...

UN Scientists Propose a ‘Global Trust’ to Safeguard Critical Minerals as Trade Tensions Mount

As G7 President, Canada can lead a shift from mineral competition to stewardship—ensuring critical minerals support peace, AI and the green transition

unu.edu

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Saleem H. Ali @saleemali.bsky.social · 1d

My thoughts on #Africa’s largest dam that just opened on the Nile and cautious optimism for #Ethiopia moving forward in my latest column for @forbes.com cc: @petergleick.bsky.social www.forbes.com/sites/saleem...

Ethiopia’s Hydropower Success Exemplifies “Convergent Governance”

Africa's largest hydropower project could positively transform the region if leaders remain committed to development and resist the temptations of militarization

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Oxford Earth Sciences @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social · 2d

Prof Mike Searle’s comprehensive new geological map of the Himalayas is now complete and has been handed over to his long-time colleague Marc St-Onge at the Geological Survey of Canada for digitisation! Stay tuned for more updates on this exciting project

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Saleem H. Ali @saleemali.bsky.social · 2d

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity cc: @michaelemann.bsky.social
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Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity

Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

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Saleem H. Ali @saleemali.bsky.social · 6d

Our latest paper exploring the complicated relationships between the energy source for processing the ubiquitous metal - aluminum / and economic measures of productivity when we factor in carbon into the equations cc: @katharinehayhoe.com www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Carbon emissions in metal manufacturing productivity: A global analysis of aluminium smelting

The aluminium industry generates over a billion tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) annually, contributing to global emissions significantly. To become a p…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Saleem H. Ali @saleemali.bsky.social · 7d

The Perfect Storm Fueling Pakistan’s Solar Boom www.wri.org/insights/pak...

The Perfect Storm Fueling Pakistan’s Solar Boom

Market forces are encouraging a people-led clean energy transformation in Pakistan from fossil fuels to solar power.

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Saleem H. Ali @saleemali.bsky.social · 10d

#Sex, #Gender and #Sustainability - a complex and often neglected topic www.forbes.com/sites/saleem...

How Sex, Gender and Sustainability are Connected

We are fortunate to live in times when the tools exist to engage in such long-term planning that links our sexual preferences to the long-term viability of our species.

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Saleem H. Ali @saleemali.bsky.social · 10d

“Vengeance is a Lazy form of Grief.” - from The Interpreter film #Quotes

Saleem H. Ali @saleemali.bsky.social · 10d

Russia and USA can cooperate on science - Friend and fellow board member Prof. Paul Arthur Berkman delivered an invited presentation online about Pan-Arctic Cooperation with Global Inclusion: Addressing Urgencies Across Security-to-Sustainability Time Scales scidiplo.org/pan-arctic-c...

Pan-Arctic Cooperation - Reversing the Polarity - Science Diplomacy Center™

View of the Arctic with the North Pole (90°N) in the center and Greenland to the South, North America to the West and Europe to the East, including Ukraine (48°N) near the Black Sea

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Saleem H. Ali @saleemali.bsky.social · 13d

Visit to #SierraLeone - locally owned bauxite mine with Turkish investors less than two hours drive from Freetown had a community development forum that was quite revealing and hopeful as was the visit to the university and their efforts at circular economy projects

Saleem H. Ali @saleemali.bsky.social · 19d

Visit to University of #Gambia this week reconnecting with my old friend the former head of the Gambian Environment Agency which has strictly enforced waste management and coastal erosion regulation

Saleem H. Ali @saleemali.bsky.social · 25d

Human lifespans are increasing and their connection to #sustainability raises some challenging questions - my thoughts for @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/saleem...

How Longer Human Lifespan Plays Into Sustainability

We used to worry about environmental impacts of population growth. Fertility rates have dropped but human longevity poses unsettling questions for sustainability science.

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Saleem H. Ali @saleemali.bsky.social · 29d

The Civility in Public Service award being awarded today by @udelaware.bsky.social Ithaca Initiative to these two amazing politicians from different parrots who worked together to memorialize the inspirational courage and compassion of Robert Smalls

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University of Delaware @udelaware.bsky.social · Sep 4

University of Delaware graduate students are studying birds of conservation concern to help their populations recover. The data they uncover could guide future efforts to protect and manage these vulnerable species.

Bird conservation | UDaily

UD graduate students study birds of concern to help their populations bounce back

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Saleem H. Ali @saleemali.bsky.social · Aug 31

Looking forward to visiting Duke University to present in this seminar hosted by @eswein.bsky.social as they have recently established a research institute on #criticalminerals nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/events/scien...

Science-Based Governance of Critical Minerals

Students, faculty and staff are invited to attend the first Nicholas Institute and UPEP Environmental Institutions Seminar Series presentation of the fall 2025 semester. The speaker will be Saleem Ali...

nicholasinstitute.duke.edu

Saleem H. Ali @saleemali.bsky.social · Aug 22

What is “minerals diplomacy?” - check out this new paper led by my stellar doctoral student Thomas Hale based on his fieldwork in #Greenland #CriticalMinerals www.frontiersin.org/journals/pol...

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Sam Stephenson @samdstephenson.bsky.social · Aug 19

Excited to announce my research group is launching a new monthly webinar series, 'Critical Conversations'!
In our first session @saleemali.bsky.social kickstarts the conversation discussing the importance of equity when thinking about resource extraction
Register to join here: shorturl.at/HC46U

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Saleem H. Ali @saleemali.bsky.social · Aug 19

My thoughts on how to fix the failure of the #GlobalPlasticsTreaty negotiations with good data and some insights from research in environmental diplomacy cc: @katharinehayhoe.com www.forbes.com/sites/saleem...

Fixing the Global Plastics Treaty at The United Nations

Data-driven creative solutions that include bioplastics are key to finding a way to succeed in crafting a new international environmental agreement

www.forbes.com

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Saleem H. Ali @saleemali.bsky.social · Aug 18

New Jersey Wins $2 Billion Settlement From DuPont Over #PFAS Contamination
thewaternetwork.com/article-FfV/...

The Water Network | by AquaSPE

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Saleem H. Ali @saleemali.bsky.social · Aug 18

The Future of Geothermal Energy – Analysis - this win win source could supply 15% of global energy demand according to @iea.org www.iea.org/reports/the-...

The Future of Geothermal Energy – Analysis - IEA

The Future of Geothermal Energy - Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency.

www.iea.org

Saleem H. Ali @saleemali.bsky.social · Aug 6

Thanks to The Wall Street Journal for profiling my work in this article today on how to cooperate on critical minerals for #GreenTransition based on earlier work published in @aaas.org journal Science cc: @globalecoguy.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com www.wsj.com/articles/cou...

Could a Global Minerals Trust Help Speed Up the Energy Transition?<br>

The U.N. says a creating an international body to oversee critical commodities could shore up worldwide supply, but getting big players on board would be tricky.

www.wsj.com

Saleem H. Ali @saleemali.bsky.social · Aug 5

Found this grainy photo from 2008 of my participation in a #sciencediplomacy session with #NorthKorea at @aaas.org
in Chicago - in foreground is @nobelprize.bsky.social
laureate Peter Agre and the late U.S. Ambassador Harry Barnes with #DPRK ambassador to UN

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World Resources Institute @worldresources.bsky.social · Jul 30

🌊The emerging deep-sea mining industry remains in limbo, after the ISA wrapped its latest meeting last week w/o finalizing long-awaited regulations.

👉Yet some are already looking to get access to ocean minerals, despite vast uncertainty about ocean health. Read more: go.wri.org/deep-sea-mining-bs

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Saleem H. Ali @saleemali.bsky.social · Jul 29

Antarctic subsea volcanoes are also quite phenomenal !

Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social · Jul 29

"Scientists Publish the Most Detailed Map of the Antarctic’s Submarine Canyons"
We have yet to uncover many of the secrets of these features, especially in polar regions.
ecomagazine.com/news/researc...
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Scientists Publish the Most Detailed Map of the Antarctic’s Submarine Canyons - environment coastal & offshore

The most detailed catalog to date of Antarctic submarine canyons, identifying a total of 332 canyon networks that, in some cases, reach depths of over 4,000 meters, has been published.

ecomagazine.com

Saleem H. Ali @saleemali.bsky.social · Jul 21

Material Needs of Artificial Intelligence Eclipsed by #Energy Debates - my thoughts for @forbes.com inspired by recent symposium hosted by @alondra.bsky.social #AI #CriticalMinerals www.forbes.com/sites/saleem...

Material Needs of Artificial Intelligence Eclipsed by Energy Debates

As momentum builds towards international governance of Artificial Intelligence (AI), a sharp focus on material forecasts for these technologies is needed

www.forbes.com

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Club of Rome @clubofrome.org · Jul 15

Have you wondered about global resource use & our planet? Then join our discussion with Paul Shrivastava, Mathis Wackernagel, Silvia Zimmermann del Castillo, Giulia Lombardo Pijola and @lewisakenji.bsky.social.
📅 21 July, 16:30 CEST
▶️ Sign up: www.clubofrome.org/events/eod20...
#EarthOvershootDay

An event poster with a background image of a mountain with wind turbines and blue block on it with photos and details of the event and speakers: ‘Where are we on Earth Overshoot Day 2025?’ with Paul Shrivastava, Co-President, The Club of Rome, Silvia Zimmermann del Castillo, Co-President, The Club of Rome, Mathis Wackernagel, Founder, Global Footprint Network, Switzerland, Giulia Lombardo Pijola, Food Systems Sustainability Advocate and Lewis Akenji, Executive Director, Hot or Cool Institute

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