The full impact of the deadly Maui fires on food resilience strategies remains to be seen. But the disaster highlights an urgent need for a systems-based approach to address both food security and wildfire prevention.
This weekly recap focuses on the potential for a Chinese attack on Taiwan, America s persistent gun violence problem, managing Arctic fisheries, and more.
Modernizing, better funding, and expanding wildland firefighting forces in North America won t make fires or smoke magically disappear. A massive paradigm shift is necessary. But it s clear something needs to happen immediately too.
The initial slate of electric vehicles qualifying for a new federal tax credit was announced in April. Key to eligibility is the source of critical minerals used in their batteries. While the list of acceptable nations of origin is still being worked out, there s an important practical question the IRS should ask: Do car makers really know where their critical minerals come from?
Securing access to supply, increasing global and domestic capacity, and diversifying supply chains upstream to downstream for critical minerals should be at the top of the agenda for both nations and private industry. Failure to do so could put both climate mitigation strategies and U.S. military readiness at risk.