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US-Canada can and will extract critical minerals sustainably, says top US diplomat

US-Canada can and will extract critical minerals sustainably, says top US diplomat

Ever heard of critical minerals? Well, there's a reason they are called that way — and it has a lot to do with clean energy. At the US-Canada summit in Toronto, GZERO's Tony Maciulis asks Jose Fernandez, US Undersecretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment, about why these minerals are such a big deal and what the US and Canada are doing to secure supply.

The road to becoming a sustainable energy superpower

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The road to becoming a sustainable energy superpower

A new legislation might save the US from a climate catastrophe. The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act has revived a sputtering Biden administration and represents the single largest climate spending package in US history. Ian Bremmer speaks to US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on GZERO World to talk about how the new law could help America (and the world) respond to climate change, by giving American families and businesses carrots to use more clean energy rather than sticks from guzzling fossil fuels.