Green Tech, Grid Wars, and Critical Minerals: Who Controls the Future of Energy?
Global Competition and Cooperation in the Race for Clean Energy Dominance
Description
As nations accelerate their green transitions, control over the energy future hinges on more than solar panels and wind turbines, which is a race for critical minerals, battery technology, and power grid resilience. This panel investigates the geopolitical, technological, and economic dimensions of the clean energy race. From China’s dominance in rare earth supply chains to U.S. and EU efforts to localize production, and the battle to modernize outdated grid systems, speakers will explore the intersecting challenges that define energy security and sustainability in 2025 and beyond.
Background
In recent years, clean energy has evolved from a climate-focused effort into a central domain of global power competition. The urgency to decarbonize is no longer limited to the deployment of solar panels and wind turbines; it now encompasses the control of the resources and systems that drive the energy transition. Nations recognize that clean energy leadership will define future economic and geo…
Date: 2025-06-12
Time (ET): 5:00 PM EDT, Jun 12, 2025
Time (Local): 9:00 PM UTC, Jun 12, 2025
Agenda:
- Speaker Welcome Room - 16 : 30
- Guided Discussion - 17 : 00
- General Discussion - 17 : 35
- Interactive Q&A - 17 : 50
Location: online
Speakers
Nicholas Roy
Research Associate , Resources for the Future Institute
Rod Eggert
Research Professor, Colorado School of Mines, Critical Materials Innovation Hub
Zoisa North-Bond
CEO, Octopus Energy Generation & Octopus Energy for Business
Sean Grixti
Director, Circular Partnerships
Parth Vaishnav
Assistant Professor, University of Michigan
Luke Balleny
Manager, Energy Minerals and Circularity, World Resources Institute