markets will be able to deliver what you need, when you need it, at the price that you need. de risking is what western governors like to call it being less reliant on china. but this escalating tit for tat between the world s superpowers has got people worried about so called resource nationalism, weaponising materials that you hold, the technologies that you have. a lot of people that think that will have global consequences also for the health of the planet and that is because a lot of crucial green technologies rely on these so called critical materials. this isn t a national problem, this is a problem we face as a human race. and so hopefully policymakers can come to the table, secure access to the critical materials that are really essential for the energy transition, so we can start to tackle some of the challenges around decarbonisation.