Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Madeleine King will attend the G7 Energy and Environment Ministers' Meeting in Canada this week to strengthen international cooperation on critical minerals and encourage investment in Australian projects.
Minister King will meet with key ministers from G7 member counties in Toronto to discuss critical minerals and energy security and strengthen international relationships to build more diverse supply chains for critical minerals and rare earths.
Minister King was invited to the G7 meeting by Canada's Minister for Energy and Natural Resources, the Honourable Tim Hodgson.
The G7 meetings follow last week's landmark agreement with the United States on a Critical Minerals Framework which will support an $US8.5 billion pipeline of critical minerals and rare earths projects.
"Australia is committed to working with our international partners to build secure, sustainable supply chains for critical minerals and rare earths elements that are crucial for clean energy technology and advanced manufacturing," Minister King said.
"This meeting is an opportunity to strengthen those partnerships and ensure Australia continues to play a leading role in delivering the resources the world needs, creating secure jobs in Australia."
Critical minerals are essential components in clean-energy technologies including batteries, electric vehicles, renewable energy systems, as well as medical devices and modern defence applications.
Australia is a world-class source of key critical minerals such as lithium, antimony, vanadium and light and heavy rare earth elements.
