Efficient use of critical minerals is the only strategy that supports Canada’s climate goals

We are at a delicate time where electrification of transportation has significant potential to reduce polluting emissions if natural resources are used prudently.

B.C. Premier John Horgan and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announce funding to buy 118 new buses, including 10 long-range electric buses on July 18, 2019. The positive shift towards the electrification of transportation creates a new problem: a strain on the minerals, metals, and materials for the batteries that power those vehicles. Photograph courtesy of the Province of British Columbia

Opinion

BY JOSIPA PETRUNIC

June 8, 2022

When it comes to climate change action, Canada finds itself in a unique position. All federal political parties recognize climate change is real and dangerous. But the war in Europe, global supply chain bottlenecks, and rising energy prices have hammered the economy. Rightly, the government is tryin...

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