Latin America’s Lithium: Critical Minerals and the Global Energy Transition

In this new report, “Latin America’s Lithium: Perspectives on Critical Minerals and the Global Energy Transition,” the �� ’s Latin America Program examines the region’s enormous potential to supply the lithium needed to drive the global energy transition.

This flagship report, the first in a series, looks at how U.S.-China competition is reflected in the scramble for lithium in South America, how opposition to lithium mining in local communities could curtail production, and how to improve regulations regarding water use to ensure a sustainable lithium industry in the region.

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Authors

Ana Elizabeth Bastida

Associate Professor of Law (Global Law, Resources Governance and Sustainability) at the Energy, Environment and Society Division, University of Dundee, Scotland.

John D. Graham

Professor, Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University

John A. Rupp

Associate Professor, Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University

Henry Sanderson

Executive Editor, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Patricia I. Vásquez

Global Fellow;
Independent Energy Expert, Former Jennings Randolph Senior Fellow at the U.S. Institute of Peace

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