In line with the Paris Agreement, the global community has committed to holding the rise in global temperatures below 1.5 °C pre-industrial levels. At COP26, held recently in Glasgow, participating parties are expected to strengthen their commitment to ambitious 2030 emissions reduction targets to achieve net-zero emissions by the middle of the 21st century. Achieving these ambitious climate goals requires all countries to phase out coal consumption, speed up electrification of transport technologies and mobilize significant investment in renewable energy technologies.
Driven by the global transition toward renewables powered society, powered by renewable energy, demand for critical energy minerals (e.g., cobalt, lithium, nickel, rare earth elements, and platinum) has surged over the past decade. Critical energy minerals have become indispensable for such transition, playing a critical role in the supply chain of electric vehicles and renewable energy technologies. As global supply chains for critical energy minerals continue to expand, the security of mineral supply is becoming more important in climate change mitigation debates. Security efforts include increasing mining, recycling, metal intensity improvement, substitutions, etc. These efforts are not isolated but interactive, which makes the global supply chains for critical energy minerals more complex. Given the complex nature of critical energy mineral supply chains that span the world, a comprehensive understanding of these complex systems will ensure a robust transition towards a low-carbon society. To this end, we welcome, but are not limited to, contributions on the following topics:
1. Supply and demand analysis of critical energy minerals
2. International trade of critical energy minerals
3. Supply chain of critical energy minerals
4. Global governance of the critical energy minerals
5. Life cycle assessment or material flow analysis of critical energy minerals
6. Efficiency, conservation, and recycling of critical energy minerals
7. Emergy analysis of critical energy minerals
8. Bibliometric/scientometric reviews about critical energy minerals
9. Supply crisis propagation and management of critical energy minerals
10. International cooperation and competition on critical energy minerals
11. Correlation between critical energy minerals production/consumption and economic growth
This research topic is a platform for academic researchers, industry practitioners, and policymakers to contribute their insightful thoughts on critical energy minerals. We particularly welcome multidisciplinary approaches to this topic.
In line with the Paris Agreement, the global community has committed to holding the rise in global temperatures below 1.5 °C pre-industrial levels. At COP26, held recently in Glasgow, participating parties are expected to strengthen their commitment to ambitious 2030 emissions reduction targets to achieve net-zero emissions by the middle of the 21st century. Achieving these ambitious climate goals requires all countries to phase out coal consumption, speed up electrification of transport technologies and mobilize significant investment in renewable energy technologies.
Driven by the global transition toward renewables powered society, powered by renewable energy, demand for critical energy minerals (e.g., cobalt, lithium, nickel, rare earth elements, and platinum) has surged over the past decade. Critical energy minerals have become indispensable for such transition, playing a critical role in the supply chain of electric vehicles and renewable energy technologies. As global supply chains for critical energy minerals continue to expand, the security of mineral supply is becoming more important in climate change mitigation debates. Security efforts include increasing mining, recycling, metal intensity improvement, substitutions, etc. These efforts are not isolated but interactive, which makes the global supply chains for critical energy minerals more complex. Given the complex nature of critical energy mineral supply chains that span the world, a comprehensive understanding of these complex systems will ensure a robust transition towards a low-carbon society. To this end, we welcome, but are not limited to, contributions on the following topics:
1. Supply and demand analysis of critical energy minerals
2. International trade of critical energy minerals
3. Supply chain of critical energy minerals
4. Global governance of the critical energy minerals
5. Life cycle assessment or material flow analysis of critical energy minerals
6. Efficiency, conservation, and recycling of critical energy minerals
7. Emergy analysis of critical energy minerals
8. Bibliometric/scientometric reviews about critical energy minerals
9. Supply crisis propagation and management of critical energy minerals
10. International cooperation and competition on critical energy minerals
11. Correlation between critical energy minerals production/consumption and economic growth
This research topic is a platform for academic researchers, industry practitioners, and policymakers to contribute their insightful thoughts on critical energy minerals. We particularly welcome multidisciplinary approaches to this topic.
