In response to the U.S. Senate’s vote to repeal suspension of tariffs on solar panels from four Southeast Asian nations — legislation expected to receive a presidential veto — SAFE Founder and CEO Robbie Diamond issued the following statement: “Companies will not make the multi-billion-dollar investments in America if they think the U.S. won’t have […]
April 27, 2023 – Today, Yoon Suk Yeol, President of the Republic of Korea, completed a state visit to Washington, D.C. to mark the 70th anniversary of the signing of the U.S.-R.O.K. Mutual Defense Treaty. This week, Hyundai Motor Group and SK On, a leading Korean battery producer, announced plans to build an electric vehicle […]
(April 26, 2023) Today, SAFE announced the addition of Abigail Hunter as Director of International Affairs and Partnerships, a new position within the SAFE Center for Critical Mineral Strategy. Previously, Hunter led federal government affairs for nearly three years as the senior attaché in Washington, D.C., for Quebec, Canada’s most mineral-rich province. There she advocated for […]
In anticipation of the today’s approval of the Willow Project, the Interior Department announced on Sunday that it would expand existing bans on new oil and gas leasing in Arctic waters and prevent new drilling across much of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. Admiral Dennis Blair, Chairman of SAFE and member of the SAFE Energy Security Leadership […]
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, it was reported that permitting reform legislation that would accelerate the deployment of clean energy and critical minerals projects would not be included in the FY 23 National Defense Authorization Act. This omission effectively postpones the possibility for action on permitting reform into the next Congress and solidifies the lengthiness of permitting and […]
