We know that the future is a sustainable and green future. Our government is very committed to making investments and creating an economy that will be this green future that will tackle climate change but that will also create excellent, good-paying jobs in Canada.
You're absolutely right, critical minerals are a very important part of this. They are part of the global demand but certainly here, between Canada and the United States, there is tremendous opportunity to create greater advances and we've committed to doing this. There is work under way between Canada and U.S. specifically around critical minerals. Canada has 13 of the 35 minerals that the U.S. has identified as critical. Canada is one of the only countries in the western hemisphere that has all of the critical minerals that are required to manufacture EV batteries, from graphite to nickel, aluminum, lithium, cobalt and so on. That's really important.
This is work that, of course, I participate in as the trade minister but I do that with colleagues across the team. The industry minister is doing some terrific work here with the United States, with developing an ecosystem here across Canada that will enable those very companies and technologies to scale up and create great jobs and in doing so also tackle climate change.
My colleagues, the environment minister and the natural resources minister, are working on this as well. Again, they're working with their U.S. counterparts but also across our government team in an effort to work with sectors like the mining sector and the resources sector so that we can make this transition. We need to invest in and support the development of these critical industries and technologies in such a way that will promote a green future that is founded on Canadian innovation, expertise, entrepreneurship and excellence. We are very much working on a whole-of-government approach and certainly with partners like the United States.
I would also say that in the area of critical minerals we are also working with other allies and partners, like the European Union.