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  1. Global demand for critical minerals is rising.
  2. Africa holds critical minerals and energy resources that are forecast to account for over a quarter of global GDP growth.

Energy Weaponization and Mineral Control Reshape Global Resource Dynamics

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What happened

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Energy has transitioned from a commodity to an instrument of control, being utilized in sanctions and warfare. Simultaneously, control over critical minerals is establishing new extraction frontiers in the Global South. The report notes that this process replicates patterns of exploitation, with the Global North appropriating benefits while externalizing costs.

From countercurrents.org

Why it matters

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The current energy transition is described as replicating existing power structures rather than breaking free from them. The fossil fuel era, which drove economic growth, is concluding, but alternative energy sources are currently unable to fully replace fossil fuels. This dynamic is creating new structural features of energy inequity.

Africa holds critical minerals and energy resources that are forecast to account for over a quarter of global GDP growth, amid rising global demand for these minerals.

From countercurrents.org

Who's involved

  • AfricaContinent where new extraction frontiers in critical minerals are being created
  • EuropePart of the Global North that continues to appropriate benefits from resource control
  • ChinaMajor geopolitical state involved in resource access competition

Who could feel it

Possible knock-on effects

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  • AfricaSpeculative

    New extraction frontiers in the Global South could create resource opportunities and capital accumulation.

  • ShellSpeculative

    Energy used as an instrument of control and sanctions could impact corporate revenue.

  • Western EuropeSpeculative

    Geopolitical shifts and mineral control could increase supply chain costs and risk for the Global North.

  • ChinaSpeculative

    Resource access competition in critical mineral frontiers could affect investment and contracts.

  • EuropeSpeculative

    Geopolitical dependency and market price shocks from sanctions and resource control could affect costs.

  • GasscoSpeculative

    Energy instability could exacerbate operational outages and capacity reduction.

  • NATOSpeculative

    Sanctions and warfare could increase operational risk and strain the alliance's mission.

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