These are memos from our first workshop “Critical Minerals and the Clean Energy Transition” that was held September 2023, at the Colorado School of Mines. Some are provisional and may be updated.
Session 1 – Economics and Markets for Critical Minerals
Rod Eggert, Colorado School of Mines
Reframing U.S. Public Policy Toward Critical Minerals and Materials pdf
Ian Lange, Colorado School of Mines
Incentivizing Midstream Expansion to Increase Critical Mineral Supply pdf
Corby Anderson, Colorado School of Mines
Challenges of Workforce Development pdf
Session 2 – Regional/National Issues and Geopolitics of Minerals
Emily Holland, Naval War College
Russia’s Challenges in Mineral Extraction pdf
Tim Sahay, SAIS Johns Hopkins
Escaping the Permanent Suez: Obstacles to European Green Investment pdf
Session 3 – National Security Implications of Critical Minerals and the Clean Energy Transition
Fabian Villalobos, RAND
Implications of Dual-Use Technologies on Critical Minerals Policy and Strategy pdf
Michael Davidson, University of California-San Diego
Evaluating National Security Imperatives of Critical Minerals and Technologies for the
Low-Carbon Energy Transition pdf
P. Porter Bradley and Mark Deinert, Colorado School of Mines
Critical Minerals in Nuclear Supply Chains pdf
Josh Busby, University of Texas
Is U.S. Dependence on China for the Battery Supply Chain a National Security Risk? pdf
Session 4 – International Coordination and Critical Minerals
Cullen Hendrix, Peterson Institute for International Economics
What Will Cooperation on Critical Minerals Look Like Among Advanced Economies? pdf
Bentley Allan and Tim Sahay, SAIS Johns Hopkins
Critical Minerals and Sustainable Development: Mining Partnerships in the Global South pdf
Sebnem Duzgun, Colorado School of Mines
The Integration of Systems Engineering and Data Analytics for Enhancing the Resiliency and Transparency of Mineral Supply Chains pdf