Getting De-Risking ‘Just Right’ on Critical Minerals and Battery Supply Chains
Payne Institute Fellow, Joshua Busby, writes about how China has come to dominate both the critical minerals space and wider supply chains for the clean energy transition including batteries for electric vehicles and solar panels. With rising geopolitical tension between the two countries, U.S. policymakers have described these not only as risks to the U.S. economy and manufacturing but also as threats to U.S. national security. April 29, 2024.