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- The United Nations warned that demand for critical minerals could triple by 2030 and quadruple by 2040, with trade around $2.5 trillion in 2023.
- Undersecretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo stressed the strategic importance of minerals for technology and the energy transition.
- U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the United States and allies must reduce dependence on single countries.
- The United States is diversifying mineral sources and increasing cooperation with Venezuela and Congo.
