US Needs to Lead the Way in Building a New Energy Supply Chain
The Hon. Frank Fannon
01.04.22
Source: Financial Times
To reduce carbon emissions or advance the necessary energy transition requires a dramatic rethink of our energy and transportation systems. America must lead the way in creating a new energy supply chain literally built from the ground up.
Clean energy technologies require different minerals and metals than conventional hydrocarbon-based power and at a far greater scale. By accelerating well-intentioned climate ambition, global leaders are increasing the supply-demand gap.
For example, meeting the Glasgow Climate Declaration by 2040 would require over 7m tonnes of lithium annually — 17 times more than will be produced in 2021 — according to Benchmark Minerals Intelligence. As the IEA warned, there is a “looming mismatch between the world’s strengthened climate ambitions and the availability of critical minerals that are essential to realising those ambitions.”
If China dominates 5G and 6G, no defense system can protect America
The Hon. Keith Krach and Brendan Carr
Americans of both parties recognize that the Chinese Communist Party threatens the free world with its multifaceted game of economic, military, diplomatic and cultural technologies.
The Cold With China Over AI Dominance Is Already Here
The Chinese regime is trailing in the AI-powered Fourth Industrial Revolution and needs help. “On their own, it’s unlikely that either China or Russia can best America in the race for artificial intelligence,” technology analyst Brandon Weichert told me. “Together, however, they can.”