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Climate Change and the Energy Transition Demand a US Mining Revolution

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Climate Change and the Energy Transition Demand a US Mining Revolution
Donnie Claycomb, 27, of Limestone, West Virginia., who has been mining for 6 years, stands in front of an American flag prior to an event with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt at the Harvey Mine in Sycamore, Pennsylvania, on April 13, 2017. Justin Merriman/Getty Images
Jude Clemente
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“Today, the data shows a looming mismatch between the world’s strengthened climate ambitions and the availability of critical minerals that are essential to realizing those ambitions,” says Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA).

Jude Clemente
Jude Clemente
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Jude Clemente is the editor at RealClearEnergy and principal at JTC Energy Research Associates, LLC. He holds a B.A. in International Relations from Penn State University, with a minor in Statistical Analysis. He earned his M.S. in Homeland Security from San Diego State University, with a focus on Energy Security, and an MBA from St. Francis University, with a focus on Energy Economics.
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