Feds define ‘critical minerals’ so broadly, it could fuel climate chaos rather than curb it

AI and military initiatives could overtake renewable energy efforts in the government's Critical Minerals Strategy.

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson. We must reject the federal government’s greenwashing of its Critical Minerals Strategy, and recognize the real climate threats posed by our government’s plans, write Georgina Alonso and Jamie Kneen.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY GEORGINA ALONSO, JAMIE KNEEN

May 6, 2026

Solar panels. Wind turbines. Heat pumps. These are key technologies in the transition to a low-carbon economy. But their production requires minerals that are in tight supply globally. Solving this problem is one of the key goals of the federal government’s

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