Scenarios about 'critical minerals'
The natural resources essential for modern industry, technology, and defense systems that are subject to supply risks due to geological scarcity, geopolitical tensions, or extraction challenges. Critical minerals include rare earth elements, lithium, cobalt, and others vital to electronics, renewable energy technologies, and military applications. Their distribution and control have significant implications for economic security, technological development, and potential alternate paths of industrial and geopolitical power.
What If Australia Became a Renewable Energy Superpower?
Exploring the economic, geopolitical, and environmental consequences if Australia rapidly transformed into a global renewable energy superpower, leveraging its vast solar, wind, and critical mineral resources.