25 April 2023 • 13:30-14:30 • Conference room 23 • Session translated simultaneously PL/EN
The use of critical raw materials in the energy transition and the environmental and social impacts of their extraction. Demand for rare earth elements (REEs) due to technological development and digitalisation – currently and the dependency trap. The process of obtaining and producing REEs vis-à-vis the environment and human rights. Opportunities for their own mining in democratic Western countries. Metal recycling – methods and scale of recovery. Offsetting opportunities – resource-efficient technologies.
Director, Central Mining Institute (Główny Instytut Górnictwa)
President of the Management Board, Polska Grupa Górnicza SA, President, Euracoal
Deputy Director, Department of Geological Supervision and Raw Materials Policy, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Poland
Profesor of the Institute, Institute of Mineral Resources and Energy Management of the Polish Academy of Sciences
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