The US’s critical minerals club threatens an equitable clean energy transition

Washington’s minerals trading bloc will shore up supplies for the US’s digital and military sectors and risks diverting resources away from cleantech
Africa must reap the benefits of its energy transition minerals. South Africa's G20 push for local mineral processing faces barriers
Artisanal miners work at Tilwizembe, a former industrial copper-cobalt mine, outside of Kolwezi, the capital city of Lualaba Province in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo, June 11, 2016 (Photo: REUTERS/Kenny Katombe)

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