E SPPP01 November 2021 Critical minerals: Towards a British strategy By William Y oung Jack Richardson New geostrategic thinking for a more competitive age [This page i s deliberately l eft blank.] Contents Foreword 1 Executiv. [...] Finally, HM Government ought to develop, i terate and a lign t hese and the resulting industry and policy recommendations to b uild i ndustry confidence in i ts own ability to become self-sucient. 4 1.0 Introduction There is no s hortage of resources worldwide, and t here are sizeable o pportunities f or those w ho c an produce minerals i n a sustainable and r esponsibl. [...] Finally, via detailed a ppendices, the paper summarises key materials as well a s the a pproaches being t aken by other countries and trade blocs. 7 2.0 The UK’s ocial p osition Since 2010, t he B ritish policymaking community h as b een aware of the potential risks inherent in the PRC’s n ear dominance of rare earths mining and refining. [...] He studied P olitics at t he University of Exeter and is e mbarking upon a M asters degree i n International Political Economy at K ing’s C ollege, London. 32 Acknowledgments The authors would like to thank S am Hall, D irector of the Conservative Environmental Network (CEN), a nd Kwasi A mpofo, H ead o f Metals a nd Mining at B loombergNEF, f or feedback o n previ. [...] All responsibility for the contents of t his p aper including o missions and inaccuracies l ie with the authors. The Council on Geostrategy is grateful t o the C onservative Environment Network (CEN), whose funding has made this study possible. 33 About the Council on G eostrategy The Council on Geostrategy is an independent non-profit organisation situated in the hea.
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