{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/613e574e4a3f860012a4e22d/6a0b4d6ca9d74429838d2dc4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Energy Transition Has a Mining Problem","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/613e574e4a3f860012a4e22d/1779124874010-9a1124be-e92e-4301-b640-5bdcf42fbe83.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On this episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast from Solarpunk Magazine, host Justine Norton-Kertson examines the energy transition's dependency on mining and imagines what a solarpunk energy transition would do differently.</p><p><br></p><p>G7 trade talks target critical minerals as US-EU tariff rift strains unity</p><p><a href=\"https://www.reuters.com/world/china/g7-trade-ministers-discuss-critical-minerals-supply-chain-french-minister-says-2026-05-06\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.reuters.com/world/china/g7-trade-ministers-discuss-critical-minerals-supply-chain-french-minister-says-2026-05-06</a></p><p><br></p><p>France convenes G7 on critical minerals to curb China's grip</p><p><a href=\"https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/france-convenes-g7-critical-minerals-curb-chinas-grip-2026-05-05\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/france-convenes-g7-critical-minerals-curb-chinas-grip-2026-05-05</a></p><p><br></p><p>The energy transition has a rare earth problem</p><p><a href=\"https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/05/05/the-energy-transition-has-a-rare-earth-problem-these-startups-are-solving-it\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.climatechangenews.com/2026/05/05/the-energy-transition-has-a-rare-earth-problem-these-startups-are-solving-it</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Our Website: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbklMNGZqdWpBdlc5c3R2OTVReElLOEVaR3dTZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsOGRhXzRna1lNQ3NpbG5icWRDUFFBcWtHanFCVG5fTW5CVjByV1U5Y0dWd1RLZi13dWFUeWtXSlpPUkttNTAwU0ltT1dYeXJkVXFQVEozQTd2X0xCeWRXcjFacVVQWExaRDJmZDZDUUJNTHJnaVdscw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fsolarpunkmagazine.com%2F&amp;v=eOuwfnPIS90\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://solarpunkmagazine.com</a></p><p>Patreon: <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkmag\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.patreon.com/solarpunkmag</a></p><p><br></p><p>Our Social Media</p><p>Bluesky: <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/solarpunklitmag.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bsky.app/profile/solarpunklitmag.bsky.social</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/solarpunklitmag\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/solarpunklitmag</a></p><p>TikTok: <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@solarpunklitmag\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.tiktok.com/@solarpunklitmag</a></p><p>Facebook: <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/solarpunklitmag\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/solarpunklitmag</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Justine Norton-Kertson"}