Critical Minerals: Domestic Mining, Supply Chains and U.S. Policy

April 12, 2023

A discussion on the challenges posed by the energy transition’s powerful need for raw materials. Featuring opening remarks from Rep. Paul Tonko (NY-20), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Minerals. 

Featuring:
Gail Suchman

Partner

Sheppard Mullin

Moderator

 Melanie Kenderdine 
Principal and Executive VP Energy Futures Initiative
Danny Kennedy
CEO New Energy Nexus		 Melissa Barbanell
Director, U.S.-International Engagement World Resources Institute
 

Co-hosted By:

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Click here to download Melanie’s introductory slides.
 

Explore the event summary two-pager below!

 

Resources on Critical Minerals

Responsible Mining
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Responsible Mining
February 20, 2025
OurEnergyPolicy
Molecular-Scale CO Spillover on a Dual-Site Electrocatalyst Enhances Methanol Production from CO2 Reduction
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Molecular-Scale CO Spillover on a Dual-Site Electrocatalyst Enhances Methanol Production from CO2 Reduction
February 18, 2025
Nature Communications
Powering the Future: Overcoming Battery Supply-Chain Challenges with Circularity
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Powering the Future: Overcoming Battery Supply-Chain Challenges with Circularity
January 16, 2025
World Economic Forum
2025 Price Outlook Whitepaper - Critical Materials: Under Pressure?
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2025 Price Outlook Whitepaper - Critical Materials: Under Pressure?
January 14, 2025
Benchmark Minerals
2024 Aspen-Columbia Global Energy Forum Report
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2024 Aspen-Columbia Global Energy Forum Report
December 6, 2024
Aspen Institute
Recycling and Innovation
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Recycling and Innovation
December 5, 2024
OurEnergyPolicy
2025 Commodities Outlook: Power, Metals, Policy Shaping the Future of AI Revolution's Foundation
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2025 Commodities Outlook: Power, Metals, Policy Shaping the Future of AI Revolution's Foundation
November 27, 2024
S&P Global
With or Without Tax Credits, a US-Indonesia Critical Minerals Agreement Could Raise Environmental Standards and Diversify Supply
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With or Without Tax Credits, a US-Indonesia Critical Minerals Agreement Could Raise Environmental Standards and Diversify Supply
November 21, 2024
Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA
The State of Critical Minerals Report 2024
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The State of Critical Minerals Report 2024
October 21, 2024
The Payne Institute for Public Policy at Colorado School of Mines
A Deadly Moratorium: WWF’s Proposed Moratorium on Seabed Nodule Collection
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A Deadly Moratorium: WWF’s Proposed Moratorium on Seabed Nodule Collection
October 14, 2024
Critical Ocean Minerals Research Center
Trading Tensions: Navigating Policy Tools for a Diverse Critical Minerals Supply Chain
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Trading Tensions: Navigating Policy Tools for a Diverse Critical Minerals Supply Chain
October 1, 2024
SAFE
Sodium Ion Batteries Forecast
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Sodium Ion Batteries Forecast
October 1, 2024
Benchmark Minerals
Thematic Bonds Can Help Increase Investment in Responsible Mining of Critical Minerals
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Thematic Bonds Can Help Increase Investment in Responsible Mining of Critical Minerals
September 23, 2024
Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA
SMRs for Mining: Opportunities and Challenges for Small Modular Reactors
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SMRs for Mining: Opportunities and Challenges for Small Modular Reactors
September 20, 2024
Nuclear Energy Agency
From Mines to Markets in the Middle East and Central Asia
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From Mines to Markets in the Middle East and Central Asia
September 18, 2024
RAND
Critical Mineral Supply Chains
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Critical Mineral Supply Chains
September 3, 2024
OurEnergyPolicy