Lithium Is Not Oil: A Critical Minerals Perspective On What Makes A Resilient Energy Transition

06 Dec 2023 | Abstracted from WE Forum

"...a fresh fear: that the transition to a new, clean energy system will create a host of new dependencies and insecurities on the purveyors of critical materials such as lithium, copper, graphite, aluminum, nickel and rare earth minerals.

"Most of those fears are overblown and are leading to policy responses that could make things worse. Markets, for the most part, are doing a good job in linking supply and demand..."

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