The Energy Transition Has a Mining Problem

On this episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast from Solarpunk Magazine, host Justine Norton-Kertson examines the energy transition's dependency on mining and imagines what a solarpunk energy transition would do differently. G7 trade talks target critical minerals as US-EU tariff rift strains unity https://www.reuters.com/world/china/g7-trade-ministers-discuss-critical-minerals-supply-chain-french-minister-says-2026-05-06 France convenes G7 on critical minerals to curb China's grip https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/france-convenes-g7-critical-minerals-curb-chinas-grip-2026-05-05 The energy transition has a rare earth problem https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/05/05/the-energy-transition-has-a-rare-earth-problem-these-startups-are-solving-it Our Website: https://solarpunkmagazine.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkmag Our Social Media Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/solarpunklitmag.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/solarpunklitmag TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@solarpunklitmag Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/solarpunklitmag Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.