07/02/2025
Rare earths are crucial to the global economy, but what are they and what have they got to do with President Trump's plans for Greenland?
What are rare earths and what have they got to do with President Trump's plans for Greenland?
These elusive materials power everything from smartphones to jet engines to the renewable energy revolution, which makes them crucial to the global economy. Greenland has some of the world's biggest deposits, and the US president hopes they can help break the world's dependence on China.
They're being mined by Critical Metals Corp, and its CEO Tony Sage tells us why the US government wants what he's got, while New York University's Professor Sophia Kalantzakos breaks down the geopolitics at play.
Also, Ben Thompson hears from UK start-up Echion Technologies about its plans to turn the world's biggest vehicles electric.
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