Mastodawn

Carbon removal and critical minerals don't seem related, but they face strikingly similar challenges.

Both are hard-tech with long timelines. Both compete with cheaper but riskier alternatives. Both need procurement commitments, strategic reserves, and supply chain coordination to scale.

https://www.captaindrawdown.com/posts/cdr-critical-minerals-three-similarities/

#CarbonRemoval #CriticalMinerals #CDR #ClimatePolicy

Seppo 4d ago

Interesting report: Achieving #climate #targets is possible while limiting “ #criticalminerals” rush. But responsible political leadership is crucial, says new report – Beyond Extraction: Pathways for a 1.5°C-aligned #Energy #Transition with Less #Minerals. - by @[email protected]

Achieving climate targets is p...

Achieving climate targets is possible while limiting “critical minerals” rush. But responsible political leadership is crucial, says new report - Greenpeace International

"[It] is incumbent upon our governments who regulate the extractive industry to power an ambitious energy transition without mining critical ecosystems on land or at sea."

Greenpeace International

KillBait 5d ago

U.S. Offshore Mining Plans Raise Legal and International Concerns

📰 Original title: In its hunt for critical minerals, the US is misconstruing what is and is not America’s

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Usuarios: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/u-s-offshore-mining-plans-raise-legal-and-international-concerns/?redirpost=e8aa09fa-8515-4b93-a4bc-65a2864feaf7

#geopolitics #criticalminerals #seabedmining #uspolicy

U.S. Offshore Mining Plans Raise Legal and International Concerns

The United States is pursuing access to critical minerals essential for modern technology, including nickel, manganese, cobalt, and copper. While these resources are available on U.S.

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Yonhap Infomax News 5d ago

South Korea joins US, Japan and 14 other Indo-Pacific nations in joint energy security declaration, committing to stable supply chains, SMR cooperation, and coordinated response to Middle East crisis-driven supply uncertainties
#YonhapInfomax #EnergySecurityDeclaration #IndoPacificEnergyMinisterial #CriticalMinerals #SmallModularReactors #MiddleEastEnergyCrisis #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=109989

CBC Business Mar 13

'Cascading effects' of Strait of Hormuz blockage getting worse by the day, energy and trade experts say
Rising oil prices are just the start. By blocking the Strait of Hormuz, global supply chains are at risk. For every day the war drags on, the list of product shortages grows. Shortages of fertilizer for farmers, critical minerals, and helium for semiconductor production are alread...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/armstrong-iran-trump-supply-chains-strait-hormuz-us-israel-9.7126304?cmp=rss

CBC Edmonton Mar 13

'Cascading effects' of Strait of Hormuz blockage getting worse by the day, energy and trade experts say
Rising oil prices are just the start. By blocking the Strait of Hormuz, global supply chains are at risk. For every day the war drags on, the list of product shortages grows. Shortages of fertilizer for farmers, critical minerals, and helium for semiconductor production are alread...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/armstrong-iran-trump-supply-chains-strait-hormuz-us-israel-9.7126304?cmp=rss

Windspeaker.com Mar 10

“I think it's really important that we have that early engagement even before the permits are out to government. We want to (share) our perspective, our concerns, our questions.”

#Indigenous #FirstNations #mining #development #criticalminerals

https://www.windspeaker.com/news/windspeaker-news/future-mining-projects-must-overcome-past-gaining-first-nations-support

The future of mining projects must overcome the past before gaining First Nations support

More than two decades have passed since Giant Mine, a gold mine located just a few kilometres north of Yellowknife, ceased operations, but for the nearby Yellowknives Dene First Nation its memory is fresh.The mine, which operated from 1948 to 2004, had a dark and destructive history that left lasting social, cultural and environmental impacts in the region, said Matthew Spence, CEO of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation.

Windspeaker.com

Peter Riley Mar 7

https://overland.org.au/2026/03/trying-really-hard-not-to-make-a-comic-about-critical-minerals/

#Art #Cartoons #criticalminerals #illustration #SofiaSabbagh

Trying really hard not to make a comic about critical minerals - Overland literary journal

I'm trying really hard not to make a comic about critical minerals. 'Cos I know, my mum tells me, "it just doesn't resonate". Unless it's a personal story, critical minerals seem too far removed from our lives.

Overland literary journal