The country with the world's largest phosphate reserves now earns more from vehicles than from the mineral its economy was named for. A production record, a port that leads the Mediterranean, and a battery factory that brings the phosphate back in a different form.
Aug 15, 2026 · 9 min read
In 2022, gas prices shut 70% of Europe's ammonia capacity in a season. The crisis passed; the closures kept coming, and now a carbon border tax meets an industry that already moved offshore. How bread became a derivative of the gas market, and what Europe eats instead of making.
Aug 15, 2026 · 7 min read
Groningen closed by law on 19 April 2024 with hundreds of billions of cubic metres still underground, because the ground above it would not stop shaking. A democracy chose earthquakes over energy in the middle of an energy crisis. The bill, the lawsuits, and the lesson.
Aug 15, 2026 · 7 min read