Feb 12, 2024 | China, Europe, Global, Global Energy Future Initiative, Mineral Foundations of the Energy Transition, Minerals and Metals Initiative, Payne News, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Transparency Initiative, US and Canada
The U.S. Military and NATO Face Serious Risks of Mineral Shortages Payne Institute Communications Associate Greg Wischer writes about how critical minerals undergird great power competition and war. These nonfuel minerals and mineral materials are vital to countries’...
Feb 12, 2024 | China, Energy Security & Resilience, Global, Global Energy Future Initiative, Mineral Foundations of the Energy Transition, Minerals and Metals Initiative, Payne News, Supply Chain, US and Canada
Does the US Military Have Enough Minerals for a Possible Conflict with China? Estimating Shortfalls for Military Materials Payne Institute Communications Associate Greg Wischer and Director Morgan Bazilian write about how the National Defense Stockpile is a tool to...
Feb 6, 2024 | Global, Global Energy Future Initiative, Mineral Foundations of the Energy Transition, Minerals and Metals Initiative, Net Zero Emissions, Payne News, Podcast
Why lithium prices have been on a roller coaster ride Payne Institute Faculty Fellow Ian Lange is interviewed on Marketplace talking about how the prices of the metal have fallen about 80% in the past year, and two U.S. lithium companies have cut jobs and pulled back...
Feb 2, 2024 | Advanced Energy Systems, Circular Economy, Global, Global Energy Future Initiative, Low Carbons and Renewables Initiative, Mineral Foundations of the Energy Transition, Minerals and Metals Initiative, Native American Mining and Energy Sovereignty, Net Zero Emissions, Payne News, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Transparency Initiative, US and Canada
Ignoring Indigenous rights is making the green transition more expensive Payne Institute Native American Mining and Energy Sovereignty (NAMES) Initiative Program Manager Rick Tallman contributes to this article about how as more companies look to build wind and solar...
Feb 1, 2024 | Advanced Energy Systems, Circular Economy, Global, Global Energy Future Initiative, Mineral Foundations of the Energy Transition, Minerals and Metals Initiative, Net Zero Emissions, Payne News, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Transparency Initiative, US and Canada
Biden’s EV agenda hits mining world’s boom-and-bust cycle Payne Institute Faculty Fellow Ian Lange contributed to this article about how President Joe Biden’s electric vehicle agenda could be in for a roller coaster ride, but this time it can’t be blamed on thorny...
Jan 23, 2024 | Advanced Energy Systems, Circular Economy, Energy and Development, Energy Security & Resilience, Global, Global Energy Future Initiative, Just Transitions, Low Carbons and Renewables Initiative, Mineral Foundations of the Energy Transition, Minerals and Metals Initiative, Net Zero Emissions, Payne News, Podcast, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sustainable Finance Lab, US and Canada
WHAT IS THE COST OF GOING GREEN? Perspectives from Ghana (PART B) Payne Institute Faculty Fellow Jim Crompton, Paulina Lanz, and Justine Huang are on this podcast (part B) discussing what the real costs of going green are, and who is going to pay the bill? In Part B...
