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EU Clustering Event on responsible mining in Europe (9 Sep’ 2024)

EU Clustering Event on responsible mining in Europe (9 Sep’ 2024)

Will Europe succeed in opening new mines for lithium, copper, nickel and other energy-transition metals by 2030? Will we become less dependent on China et al. in our transition to climate neutrality? Or will public opposition throw a spanner in the works? These are the questions addressed in the upcoming EU clustering event in Mechelen (BE) on 9 September 2024 (9-12 CET, Martin’s Patershof). The programme is now available.

The context?

Horizon Europe projects LITHOS, ENICON, EXCEED, AVANTIS & CICERO invite you to a round-table discussion where they will showcase their approaches to SLO-related challenges. A high-level expert panel featuring representatives from the European Commission, academia, NGOs and industry will discuss the importance of engaging with civil society on the joint development of a community-centric, benefit-sharing, ESG-friendly, responsible mining model, in the context of the transition to climate neutrality, the EU's Critical Raw Materials Act and the upcoming Clean Industrial Deal. How to integrate non-EU partners such as Serbia, Ukraine, Canada, Chile… and create win-wins? The full programme can be downloaded here: Programme SLO-event Mechelen Sep' 2024

Speakers

👉 Antoine Oger (Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP)
👉 Wies Willems (Broederlijk Delen vzw)
👉 Anders Sand (Boliden Mineral AB)
👉 Thomas Gaultier (Savannah Resources PLC)
👉 Kostas Komnitsas (Technical University of Crete)
👉 Robert Tomas (EC, DG GROW)
👉 Toni Eerola (Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) / Geologian tutkimuskeskus (GTK)
👉 Peter Tom Jones (SIM2 KU Leuven) – moderator

Registration

Registration for Social License to Operate for mining in Europe (cirmet.eu)

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