US Leads Way on Securing Energy and Critical Minerals

The United States is leading the way on securing critical minerals, energy, and resources. “This topic is not merely economic. It is fundamental to prosperity and peace,” said Energy Secretary Chris Wright at the United Nations Security Council.

The United States is leading the way on securing critical minerals, energy, and resources. “This topic is not merely economic. It is fundamental to prosperity and peace,” said Energy Secretary Chris Wright at the United Nations Security Council.“We need more energy, not less energy, and we need it now. Without affordable, reliable, and secure energy, nothing works. Energy is life. . . .It is how we grow our economies; it is how we innovate, power our daily lives, and secure our nations. Energy provides stability, competitiveness, and opportunities for a better future.” In recent years, many governments have adopted aggressive climate policies that are unrealistic, said Secretary Wright. “The energy delusions implicit in climate policies represent real and growing threats to nations and peoples around the world,” he warned.Only a billion people today enjoy the benefits of the modern world. Seven billion people aspire to join that world. “The only road from here to there is massively more energy,” said Secretary Wright.“Energy security is national security,” he said.“Those who have restricted energy supply have, at the end of the day, increased their dependence on unfriendly sources beyond their borders, while displacing their own energy intensive industries outside of their own borders. We saw what happened four years ago when our European friends faced energy problems because they heavily relied on Russian oil and gas.” Energy is too important to get wrong, and it is the same with critical minerals. That’s why it is in the security interest of the United States and its allies to not overly depend on any single country for materials critical to their economies and national security.Ensuring a sufficient supply of critical minerals and energy is directly tied to preventing conflict and building a world where countries can cooperate.“Energy and critical minerals power every sector of our economy and underpin everything in our lives. That’s why supply chains must be strengthened,” said Secretary Wright.“The United States and our allies are working hard to keep the seas open and our major trade lanes from the Panama Canal to the Red Sea to the Strait of Hormuz, safe and flowing, because the world depends on the free movement of energy, minerals, and goods that power our economies and secure our nations.” As President Trump has said, America’s foreign policy has two main goals: to ensure prosperity at home and peace abroad. “We stand firmly with all nations that believe in and want to promote peace, freedom, democracy, and economic prosperity,” affirmed Secretary Wright.“We urge every nation to stand with us and our allies, to safeguard the world’s energy and natural resource supply, keeping it secure, reliable, and affordable, so our shared prosperity cannot be threatened by malign adversaries.”