ELECTRIC CARS AND SOLAR CELLS RELY ON CHINESE MINERALS. HERE’S HOW TO CURB THE RISKS.
THE WASHINGTON POST – August 25, 2023: The U.S. transition to cleaner energy technology is underway, supported by new incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act. Benefits to the planet could be significant. Yet so could the geopolitical risks to the United States. Moving from fossil fuels to wind and solar power means shifting from reliance on resources the United States produces to reliance on imported ones. And for many of the materials — lithium, nickel, copper, cobalt — the United States’ long-term adversary China is a key producer, processor or both…. More >
