The War Below: A Green Tea Chat with Ernest Scheyder on the Critical Mineral Battle

Lithium, copper, and many more critical minerals are vital to manufacture clean energy technologies. To reduce dependency on China for these minerals and accelerate decarbonization efforts, the Biden Administration has been working to ramp up domestic mining and production. Because of pollution and land degradation concerns, these efforts have intensified conflicts among US mining industry, environmentalists, and indigenous communities.  

Join us for a conversation with Ernest Scheyder, senior correspondent for Reuters, as we discuss his new book The War Below: Lithium, Copper, and the Global Battle to Power Our Lives. We will explore mineral conflicts in the US, China and beyond.