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Prominent Hill Mine, Australia
Nathaniel Dolton-Thornton_Headshot

Nathaniel
Dolton-Thornton

PhD Student, Energy and Resources Group, University of California, Berkeley

I am a PhD student in the Energy and Resources Group at the University of California, Berkeley. I research the role of critical minerals in clean energy transitions, with a focus on China and Latin America. I also conduct related research with the Climate Policy Lab in The Fletcher School at Tufts University and the Klinger Lab at the University of Delaware.

Prospect Hill Mine, Australia
Prominent Hill Mine, Australia

Research Interests

My research uses qualitative and quantitative methods to examine the political, economic, and environmental aspects of critical mineral supply chains for energy transitions. This research relates to debates around political economy, political ecology, human-environment geography, and environmental sociology, among other areas.

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Prospect Hill Mine, Australia

Publications

Colquijirca Mine, Peru
Colquijirca Mine, Peru
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