Don’t Let China Control Our Energy Future

As Europe is witnessing firsthand, relying on authoritarian nations to meet your energy needs is a disaster begging to happen.

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Workers transport soil containing rare-earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, China, in 2010.

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Nearly 70 years ago, the United States and the Soviet Union started a race to create the technology that would enable space travel. Within 15 years, the first man walked on the moon, and since then countless expeditions into space have yielded incredible findings for mankind.

Today, we face a similar technological race, but this time it’s here on planet Earth. Governments and private businesses around the world are investing unprecedented resources into new, innovative forms of technology to tackle global warming. From renewables and battery storage to advanced nuclear energy and hydrogen fuel, the transition to clean energy is shifting economic and geopolitical priorities. Clean energy is the oil of the future. The U.S. should seize this opportunity with both hands.

Christopher Barnard

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Christopher Barnard

Christopher Barnard is the president of the American Conservation Coalition (ACC). Follow him on X @ChrisBarnardDL.

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