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Chatham House creates new Critical Minerals Initiative
News release
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The major new initiative will study the key geopolitical, economic, and sustainability dynamics shaping global mineral supply chains.
Chatham House has launched a major new research workstream to understand the intersections of the geopolitics, security, economics and global governance of mineral supply chains, mining and manufacturing.
The Critical Minerals Initiative, situated within the Global Economics and Finance Programme, will take advantage of Chatham House’s international convening power and cross house research depth, generating policy recommendations to address the intense geopolitical competition emerging around critical minerals. The Initiative will also build networks to aid the implementation of these policies.
Christopher Vandome, Senior Research Fellow and head of the new initiative says:
‘Working in partnership with stakeholders across the value chain we will develop actionable solutions to the challenges of building resilient supply chains for critical minerals. These will reflect national security and energy considerations, environmental priorities, and commercial viability.’
‘Key areas of focus will be the geopolitics and global governance of critical minerals; The role of critical minerals in economic security strategies; And the role of critical minerals in sustainable development and growth.
‘All workstreams will bring together high-level experts to help develop policy and insights in these areas, develop publications and hold regular events’.
For more information and to follow the initiative’s work, please visit the initiative page.