Pick Your Poison: Navigating a secure clean energy transition
Emma Stewart
DEF CON 32 Creator Stage · Day 1 · Creator Stage
Emma Stewart's DEF CON 32 talk, "Pick Your Poison: Navigating a secure clean energy transition," delivers a stark warning about the often-overlooked national security implications of the global shift towards renewable energy. While the imperative to combat climate change drives a rapid expansion of solar, wind, and energy storage technologies, this transition is inadvertently creating profound vulnerabilities within critical infrastructure. Stewart highlights the overwhelming reliance on foreign, predominantly Chinese, manufacturing for the digital components that form the backbone of these new energy systems, posing a significant and immediate threat to grid stability and national security.