The move follows updated guidelines from Canada’s government, released Friday, which make it harder for foreign state-owned companies to pursue deals that target critical minerals.

Support dragging down progress on reaching Paris Agreement goals, says report by Bloomberg Philanthropies and BloombergNEF.

Lawmakers heard testimony from industry groups that warned Canada will steadily lose investment to the US on everything from steel production to mine development if it doesn’t keep pace with its neighbor.

The plants have almost 17 gigawatts of capacity, and some have pushed back their planned closures by as long as five years.

The joint venture between China’s Tianqi and Australian miner IGO in May produced the nation’s first battery-grade lithium hydroxide at its refinery near Perth.

The government ordered primary aluminum producers to cut their power usage by at least 10% in September.

Mexico is looking to build five large solar plants, to help remodel car factories for electric vehicles and produce batteries and semiconductors in the state of Sonora.