Changing the energy mix A July report from SAFE, a nonpartisan energy security think tank, and the Energy Security Leadership Council argues a diversified domestic industry will allow the U.S. to curtail its reliance on foreign countries for oil and other energy sources. The report argues that a “shift to new technologies” is “critical to national […]
Politico: USGS proposes adding copper, potash to critical minerals list
Abigail Hunter, executive director of SAFE’s Center for Critical Minerals Strategy, praised the new methodology for accounting for how “today’s mining, processing, and advanced manufacturing investments and policies determine tomorrow’s mineral supplies.” “We’ve long encouraged the federal agencies to explore forward-looking assessments and enthusiastically applaud this expanded consideration of how trade disruptions, price changes, and […]
E&E News: Trump’s mineral megadeal is bypassing US laws
But there are some guardrails in place for the deal, said Zoe Oysul, a senior policy analyst at SAFE’s Center for Critical Minerals Strategy: Congress will have oversight of funds needed to sustain the deal, and the government will have direct oversight given the DOD is now MP Materials’ largest stakeholder. Read the full article: […]
Axios: Group offers energy and industrial playbook for countering China
The U.S. has reached an “inflection point” that demands “swift and decisive action” to reverse erosion of industrial capacity and tech leadership, warns a major new report from the nonprofit Securing America’s Future Energy. Why it matters: “The rise of China as a global economic and military competitor presents one of the most existential challenges the United States has […]
Financial Times: Trump budget reduces support for US minerals despite trade concerns
The 10 per cent production relief was a component of the Biden-era Inflation Reduction Act. Unlike other incentives for clean technologies in that bill, tax credits for critical minerals were supposed to be permanent, to account for their importance in making semiconductors, drones and electric vehicles — as well as their lengthy start-up processes. Now, […]
