UN Security Council Addresses Critical Minerals' Role in Green Transition and Global Stability

The UN Security Council is debating the increasing demand for critical minerals, essential for the clean energy transition, and their potential to fuel conflict, corruption, environmental damage, and human rights abuses. The discussion highlights the geopolitical significance of minerals like lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, and graphite, with demand expected to triple by 2030. This comes as Western nations, including the US and Australia, seek to secure supply chains and reduce reliance on countries like China for these vital resources.