Critical Minerals

Critical minerals have been called the oil of the twenty-first century and are crucial in cutting-edge defense and AI technologies. CSIS is spearheading research on how critical minerals and their supply chains can impact global economies, technology competition, and national security.

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Book Event: The War Below with Author Ernest Scheyder

Please join the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program for a conversation with Ernest Scheyder, Senior Correspondent at Reuters, on his new book, The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives.

Event — March 11, 2024

Critical Minerals' Role in the Energy Transition

This week, Adam Johnson, Managing Partner with Metis Endeavor, joins Gracelin Baskaran to share his insights on the role of critical minerals in the energy transition.

Transcript — February 20, 2024

Adding a Critical Minerals Agreement to the AGOA Reauthorization

Adding a critical minerals agreement to the African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA) will incentivize private investment by enabling minerals sourced in AGOA countries to meet Inflation Reduction Act sourcing requirements for the 30D tax credit.

Critical Questions by Gracelin Baskaran — February 5, 2024

Africa’s Energy Transition

Please join the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program for a conversation on achieving universal energy access in Africa amid global decarbonization. Andrew Herscowitz, Executive Director of ODI and former inaugural coordinator of President Barack Obama’s Power Africa initiative, will join Gracelin Baskaran, Research Director and Senior Fellow in the Energy Security and Climate Change Program at CSIS to discuss this and more. 

Event — February 1, 2024

Achieving Universal Energy Access in Africa amid Global Decarbonization

Africa is home to 600 million people who lack access to energy. It also has the fastest growing population: in two decades, one out of every four people in the world will live on the continent. Significant intervention is needed to build Africa’s energy capacity.

Brief by Gracelin Baskaran and Sophie Coste — January 31, 2024

Energy Planning in South Africa

This week, André de Ruyter, former CEO of Eskom the South African national power utility, joins Cy McGeady and Gracelin Baskaran to discuss South Africa’s energy sector and its energy transition plans.

Transcript — January 22, 2024

Experts React: Decoding COP28's Impact and Outcomes

COP28 unveiled numerous clean energy announcements, from new methane abatement strategies to the acceleration of nuclear energy, but also faced challenges in finding consensus. As COP28 ends, experts weigh in on the biggest outcomes from the global climate conference.

Commentary by Joseph Majkut, Ben Cahill, Gracelin Baskaran, Jane Nakano, Mathias Zacarias, Cy McGeady, and Janet M. Whittaker — December 15, 2023

Natural Gas Can Deliver Energy Justice and Climate Progress in Africa

Africa is already facing an energy crisis. While the European Union's 27 member countries agreed to call for a phase-out of unabated fossil fuels, cutting off future natural gas investment would be crippling for Africa’s economic, energy, and human development.

Commentary by Gracelin Baskaran and Quill Robinson — December 11, 2023