97. EV China, COP 28, Lithium crash, EDF alone. Masdar offshore wind, short list Book of the Year

Every Sunday, Laurent and Gerard discuss last week’s news in the Energy Transition.
On the menu:

• Number of the week: 1 million EV produced in China in November
• COP 28: great success or “nothingburger”?
• Lithium crash (-80% YTD)
• EDF alone to finance the UK nuclear plant Hinkley Point C
• Masdar scoopers prized offshore wind farm assets in the North Sea

And our short list for “Book of the Year”, winner to be revealed for Boxing Day

• Monetising Energy Storage (Oliver Schmidt)
• Material World (Ed Conway)
• The Edge (Jonathan Maxwell)
• How Big Things Get Done (Bent Flyvberg)