Strategic stockpiling reduces the geopolitical risk to the supply chain of copper and lithium

Joaquin Vespignani, Russell Smyth and Jamel Saadaoui

No 2025-10, Monash Economics Working Papers from Monash University, Department of Economics

Abstract: Copper and lithium are essential to the global energy transition, each playing distinct roles in enabling low-carbon technologies. However, their supply chains are highly vulnerable to geopolitical risks, posing a threat to the stability and resilience of future clean energy systems. This study proposes strategic stockpiling as a cost-effective instrument to mitigate supply disruptions due to geopolitical risks in copper and lithium supply chains. First, we develop and apply novel, stage-specific, measures of geopolitical risk for copper and lithium

Keywords: Critical Minerals; Copper; Lithium; Geopolitical Risk; Stockpiling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C14 Q20 Q41 Q43 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-07-01
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