President Trump’s multi-front push to shore up critical minerals could pay long-term dividends for low-carbon U.S. industries — though it’s hardly the intent.
Why it matters: Cleantech industries — like batteries, renewables manufacturing, advanced grid systems and others — need secure access to raw and processed materials.
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The big picture: Trump officials’ minerals initiatives are “motivated first and foremost by national defense and economic security,” emphasizes Abigail Hunter, who heads the minerals program at the nonprofit Securing America’s Future Energy.
But she adds: “This week’s progress on insulating the downstream from supply shocks and bringing partner nations together will have implications for all critical mineral-intensive industries — including those where future demand is expected to grow, like batteries and new energy technologies.”
Read the full story: “Why Trump’s minerals push could help low-carbon transition”
