Rethinking global supply chains for the energy transition

Jan 31, 2022

Energy transition, supply chain, oil tanker, metals, transportation

Lessons learned during the development of global oil markets could be applied to growing markets for critical energy transition materials. Image: Unsplash / @ventiviews

David G. Victor

Professor, University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

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Line graph showing change in non-renewable resource prices versus extraction, 1700-2018.

Figure 1: Per capita primary production and average real prices (log) of non-renewable resources, 1700-2018. Image: Schwerhoff & Stuermer, May 2019

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