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Latin America's Lithium Triangle and the Future of the Green Economy

September 23, 202002:01

Lithium is a key metal for rechargeable batteries used in consumer electronics, electric vehicles and energy storage. A green energy transition will require secure supplies of lithium, of which 60% is located in South America’s Lithium Triangle. In this video, we explore the challenges and opportunities that confront the region in extracting and developing of this metal, as well as how the sector is adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Wilson Center’s prestigious Latin America Program provides non-partisan expertise to a broad community of decision makers in the United States and Latin America on critical policy issues facing the Hemisphere. The Program provides insightful and actionable research for policymakers, private sector leaders, journalists, and public intellectuals in the United States and Latin America. To bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action, it fosters new inquiry, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among multiple stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas. Drawing on the Wilson Center’s strength as the nation’s key non-partisan policy forum, the Program serves as a trusted source of analysis and a vital point of contact between the worlds of scholarship and action. Read more