Executive Summary

The global shift to low carbon energy systems requires the rapid development of critical minerals. The composition of several clean energy technologies requires critical minerals leading to critical minerals exploitation reaching a projected 30 million tonnes of production globally by 2050. Spatial needs in the development of critical minerals provides a salient opportunity to embed justice for regional communities. In New South Wales (NSW), Australia, recent policy ambitions to become a leader in critical minerals exploitation and rehabilitation have seen the adoption of the ...