The Copper Crunch— and How to Fix It. Checking In With Endolith

Copper prices are soaring, China still dominates the supply chain, and demand is set to explode 50% over the next 15 years thanks to AI, data centers, and electrification. So who's racing to fix America's copper problem?

Endolith founder and CEO Liz Dennett returns to Political Climate for a candid update — from landing a national-security-backed Series A to launching the company's first field deployment in Arizona.

Liz gets real about what it takes to build a mining startup (spoiler: "getting punched in the face again and again"), why permitting reform could make or break domestic critical minerals production, and why grid instability and copper price surges hit poor and marginalized communities hardest.

It's a conversation about geopolitics, AI-guided microbes, and the invisible metal holding modern life together — plus why bipartisan cooperation might be the only way America wins the race for what's under our feet.

Political Climate is presented by ClearPath, one of the most influential organizations working to advance American energy innovation while reducing global emissions.

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This episode was produced by Bruno Falcon. More at ⁠⁠politicalclimatepodcast.com⁠⁠.