The Century of Critical Minerals. From Copper and Lithium to the Planet’s Energy Future

The Century of Critical Minerals. From Copper and Lithium to the Planet’s Energy Future

“The 21st century does not belong to oil. It belongs to those who control lithium, copper, graphite and rare earths.” Oil dominated the 20th century through wars, dictatorships and corporations that shaped modern history. Today humanity enters a new era. Climate change is no distant threat but a burning reality that ignites forests, melts glaciers and displaces millions of people. The 21st century will be defined by the energy transition, that g…