Navigating the Green Transition Dilemma: Minerals, Uranium, and Energy Security in a Divided West

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The global green transition—driven by climate goals, renewable energy, electrification, and nuclear power—requires both critical minerals (lithium, cobalt, rare earths) and uranium. These resources are essential for clean energy technologies, including batteries, solar panels, wind turbines, electric vehicles, and nuclear reactors. However, their extraction faces strong opposition in Western countries like Finland and Sweden due to environmental, social, and cultural concerns. 

Additionally, the uranium supply chain is highly vulnerable to geopolitical risks, particularly due to Russia’s dominant role as a global supplier of enriched uranium and nuclear fuel. The war in Ukraine and sanctions on Russia have exposed the fragility of this dependency, creating urgent challenges for energy security and the green transition. 

This webinar will explore: 

• The accelerating demand for critical minerals and uranium in the clean energy transition.