King on the critical path to IEA summit and Europe EV talks
Federal Resources and Northern Australia Minister Madeleine King will take part in the inaugural International Energy Agency (IEA) Critical Minerals and Clean Energy Summit on September 28 in Paris, France. Bilateral talks will be held with ministerial counterparts from Germany, the European Union (EU), France and the United Kingdom (UK) with the aim of positioning Australia as a reliable supplier of critical minerals for global efforts to reach net zero. Discussions will also be held with IEA executive director Fatih Birol, including further talks with industry representatives from Europe’s automotive industry to address the need for more critical minerals to manufacture electric vehicles. Minister King says Australia has the critical minerals the world needs to help lower emissions. “We have…