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SUMMARY:Researcher Conversation Series - Barriers to Equitable Supply
DESCRIPTION:“Spinning up the wheel: Barriers to long term equitable supplies of critical elements from geological resources.”\nJuly’s Researcher Conversation was delivered by Phil Bird (PhD)\n \nIn this researcher conversation we will explore some of the barriers to improved knowledge and production of critical by-product elements from primary sources and what can be learnt from the current paradigm to facilitate more efficient primary resource extraction in the future. \nDespite their importance to modern technological and energy infrastructure the primary stocks and flows of technology metals is poorly understood. These metals are commonly recovered as by-products of major metal refining processes and realise minimal value for primary producers. As such there is little incentive to investigate and document the occurrences of these critical resources. \nThis knowledge gap endangers our ability to guarantee long term sustainable supplies and results in critical resources being unknowingly exported from their point of extraction without fair remuneration. If we are to meet the predicted demand for critical metals in a fair and equitable way a paradigm shift is required in the way these critical metal resources are documented\, processed\, and extracted. \nIn the proposed circular economy\, primary resource input will be minimised through efficient recycling and re-use. However\, new resources will still be required to compensate for material dissipation\, to facilitate growth\, and to meet new demand for commodities. In this context extraction must be resource efficient\, meeting the demand for multiple commodities from as few primary sources as possible and the lessons learnt in meeting critical mineral demand now will be invaluable in informing this new way of thinking. \n  \nContact us directly for a link to this webinar: enquiries@Met4Tech.org \nThe Met4Tech Researcher Conversation sessions give the audience the chance of a two-way conversation with a different project researcher each month. This regular series aims to highlight Researcher progress and updates for the whole audience of Met4Tech project participants\, from internal students and professors through to external enterprise partners. 
URL:https://met4tech.org/event/res_convo_jul22/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Met4Tech,Other
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SUMMARY:Regulatory challenges in creating circular economy for techmetals
DESCRIPTION:About this event\nThis roundtable is part of the Met4Tech project\, and focuses on legal and policy aspects of a circular economy in techmetals. \nThe UKRI-funded Met4Tech project aims to explore how to create a circular economy for technology metals\, such as lithium\, cobalt\, rare earth elements\, and others essential in decarbonisation and digital technologies. The project will establish a interdisciplinary research centre in order to conduct new interdisciplinary research on key interventions to improve each stage in the cycle and join the different stages of the value chain together such that raw materials can be newly mined and recycled\, and manufacturing technology can be linked directly to re-use and recycling. One of the important challenges in that circular economy relates to legal\, regulatory and policy issues regarding Techmetals and the green economy. This roundtable brings together scholars and practitioners to explore the regulatory challenges in creating a circular economy for techmetals. \nProgramme \n2:00-2:05 Professor Robert Lee\, University of Birmingham – Opening of the conference \n2:05-2:15 – Professor Frances Wall\, University of Exeter – Introduction to the Met4Tech project \nFirst panel International perspectives \n2:15-2:30 Dr Ana Bastida\, University of Dundee – A global perspective on law and governance of mining and minerals \n2:30-2:45 Taylor Curtis\, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) – A Circular Economy for Lithium-Ion Batteries Used in Mobile and Stationary Energy Storage: Drivers\, Barriers\, Enablers\, and Policy Considerations \n2:45-3:00 Professor Heather Van Meter\, Willamette University – WTO Mechanisms for Ensuring Global Supply and Sustainable Management of Technology Metals \n3:00- 3:10 Discussion \nSecond panel UK perspectives \n3:10-3:25 Andrew Bloodworth\, British Geological Survey – An overview of supply and demand for UK critical materials \n3:25:3:35 Sally Norcross-Webb\, Stephens Scown – Regulatory challenges for mining operations in the UK \n3:35-3:45 Professor Robert Lee and Dr Jyoti Ahuja – Lessons learned from Faraday project: regulatory and policy strategies for the recycling of EV batteries \n3:45- 4:00 Discussion and closing remarks
URL:https://met4tech.org/event/regulatory-challenges-in-creating-circular-economy-for-techmetals/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Met4Tech
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SUMMARY:Met4Tech Responsible Innovation Workshop
DESCRIPTION:About this event\n\n\nThe aim of this workshop is to outline draft guidelines for responsible innovation related to creating a technology metals circular economy.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis Met4Tech Workshop will be a ‘deep dive’ exploration of key products containing technology metals\, and will explore how past events and turning points affected the future development and markets for these products\, through discussion of several Examples of Responsible Innovation (RI). The workshop participants (industry partners\, researchers\, policy-makers) will share the ‘learning lessons’ gained from the past/present situations and talk about the needs for more responsible innovation in future. The main aim of this workshop is to outline draft guidelines for responsible innovation that can be applied towards the establishment of the National Virtual Data Observatory (NVO)\, working together with project partners on the new Case Studies\, and the development of the new Technology Metals Circular Economy Roadmap. These guidelines will be revisited throughout the project\, so please join us for this very important initial workshop on Responsible Innovation. \nWorkshop Programme\n9:30 Welcome & Introduction – Prof. Frances Wall (PI – Met4Tech\, Exeter) and Prof. Frank Boons (Manchester)\n9:40 Break-Out Groups – First Session: Examples of Responsible Innovation \n\nCatalytic Convertors – Platinum Group metals\nLithium Ion Batteries – Lithium\, Cobalt\nNano-Applications – Silver\nMobile Phones – Tantalum\n\n10:25 What did we learn about Responsible Innovation? – Prof. Frank Boons and Dr Gavin Harper (Birmingham) \n10:35 Coffee/Tea Break  \n11:00 Break-Out Groups – Second Session: Exploring the Needs for RI Guidelines  \n\nSetting up the National Virtual Observatory Database\nWorking with Industry Partners\nDeveloping the Roadmap\n\n11:30 Plenary Session – Defining the Guidelines for Responsible Innovation – Prof Frances Wall and Prof. Frank Boons \n12:15 Close of Workshop \nDefining Responsible Innovation\nResponsible Innovation is defined by Von Schomberg as a transparent and interactive process by which societal actors and innovators actively engage with each other to ensure the (ethical) acceptability\, sustainability and societal desirability of the innovation process and its marketable products.\nIn the context of Met4Tech\, this activity covers: \n\nengagement with stakeholders and their values during the development of new technologies/business models and technology metals circular economy roadmap;\nuncovering potential unintended consequences of innovations and avoiding them; and\nhandling any contestation of technologies and business practices (i.e. responsible sourcing) and ensuring a move towards more ethical and sustainable (circular) practices.
URL:https://met4tech.org/event/met4tech-responsible-innovation-workshop/
LOCATION:Online
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