1、Policy Challenges for Accessing Critical Minerals to Electrify Vehicle TransportAPolicy Challenges for Accessing Critical Minerals to Electrify Vehicle TransportBeia Spiller,Sangita Gayatri Kannan,and Michael TomanReport 23-19 December 2023Resources for the FutureiAbout the Authors Beia Spiller is a

2、 fellow and the director for Resources for the Futures(RFF)Transportation Program.Prior to joining RFF,she was Lead Senior Economist at Environmental Defense Fund(EDF),where she worked for almost a decade.She is also a Board member for the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists.Spiller

3、 is an energy economist,with experience working on electricity and transportation issues.During her time at EDF,she participated in many electric utility proceedings in New York and California,with a goal of ushering in a cleaner,more efficient and equitable energy system.She also has many years of

4、experience working in the transportation sector.Her more recent efforts have focused around electric vehicles and environmental justice,exploring some of the most pressing issues around electric car,truck and bus adoption.Her publications range across the energy space,with a large focus on identifyi

5、ng environmental,community and health impacts of renewable energy resources and energy policies.Sangita Gayatri Kannan is a PhD student in the Mineral and Energy Economics(MEE)program at Colorado School of Mines(CSM)and was a 2023 RFF summer intern.She researches the various aspects of the critical

6、minerals supply chain and has a keen interest in the role of critical minerals in the energy transition toward renewable energy.She holds a masters in MEE from CSM and a bachelors in chemical engineering from Anna University,India.Michael Toman returned to RFF as a senior fellow in 2021 after stints