Rare Earth minerals
Rare earth minerals are again in the headlines.
Their supply and who control's them, are ringing alarm bells, as Tariff negotiations put world trade on edge.
These minerals are Essential to the global green energy transition and are a vital ingredient of today's cutting edge technology.
Where are they? And what power do they exert?
Guests:
Gracelin Baskin, director of the critical minerals security program at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC.
Olivia Lazard. Affiliated with Carnegie Europe and the Berggruen Institute in Brussels.
Dr. Chris Vernon, chief research scientist at CSIRO based in Perth, Western Australia
John Mavrogenes, Professor of economic geography at the Australian National University in Canberra
Presented and produced by Ros Bluett
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