Rare Earth Elements and implications of their uneven distribution

REEs → Lanthanus, Scandium, Yttrium etc

Used in electronics, renewable energy equipment, defins, automobiles etc

Multi-dimensional implications of uneven distribution - Economic Implications: some countries take the lead in electronics manufacturing et. (E) China - makes supply chain

central around them - Monopolised REF processing

Employment impacted REF processing - mining them upto jobs & scarrued is projected to grow sharply - (E) Central African countries like DRC

Vulnerability of some countries - like India - 10-15f impenetrant dependent fn many REFs (in recent lbiced Mineral report) - forex used , invsting

Geopolitical clashes in security - (E) China uk US led minerals security partnership - trying to secu central own the REFs - (E) Afghanistan - emerging silk of context

Environmental impact - Prosperity, extracting three elements

Possible social impact in Prime - REFs es 'Vitamin' - replacing 'oil' as the force once. If source country can frm OPEC like cartel, control prices than their people will benefit from revenue to State - (E) higher standard & living, substituted health et

Day Forward - Momasik switch with other countries (controlled on Lithium clash - Cattomata - Argentina) - Extraction - new technology

Central Asian Republics

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