TLG - Media, page-14903

This US-EU collaboration is building off the TTC meeting from May last year that Antony Blinken attended in Lulea (Memorable because Talga was invited to showcase).


"As the pressing need to tackle the challenges posed by climate change has become a priority on both sides of the Atlantic, the European Union and the United States are placing decarbonisation efforts at the heart of trade policy to accelerate the transition towards a net zero economy. Via the Transatlantic Initiative for Sustainable Trade, the European Union and the United States are strengthening engagement towards a transatlantic green marketplace.

During the visit of President von der Leyen to the White House in March, the European Union and the United States announced the beginning of negotiations of a critical minerals agreement for the purpose of enabling relevant critical minerals extracted or processed in the European Union to count toward requirements for clean vehicles in the Section 30D clean vehicle tax credit of the Inflation Reduction Act as well as part of a broader process by the European Union and the United States to collaborate on securing supplies of critical minerals."

"Critical Minerals

To achieve a successful green transition, and to ensure our economic security, the European Union and the United States recognize the need to work together on our shared concerns around supply chains for critical minerals, metals, and material inputs. For many critical minerals, we note that the European Union and the United States are both reliant on imports, often from limited sources, and that this reliance leaves us vulnerable to disruptions such as geopolitical shocks and natural disasters. Successfully addressing our shared concerns will require close coordination."

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_23_2992