Third Meeting of the Collaborative Framework on the Critical Materials for the Energy Transition
The third meeting of the Collaborative Framework on Critical Materials for the Energy Transition (CFCM) took place virtually on Thursday, 4 April 2024.
The third meeting of the Collaborative Framework on Critical Materials for the Energy Transition (CFCM) took place virtually on Thursday, 4 April 2024.
During the Second Plenary Meeting of the Collaborative Framework on Critical Materials for the Energy Transition, members countries of the Framework highlighted the challenges and key areas of cooperation to further explore within the Collaborative Framework.
Geopolitics of the Energy Transition: Critical Materials examines the geopolitical risks and opportunities linked to a growing demand for materials in the coming years and calls for a holistic approach to diversify supply chains.
This webinar will share insights into demand and market growth projections of rare earth elements for EVs and wind turbines.
The technical paper on Critical Materials for the Energy Transition emphasises that an accelerated energy transition requires a growing supply of critical materials, with Chapter 7 of the IRENA’s World Energy Transition Outlook 2022 further elaborating on these materials. IRENA continues to publish technical papers on groups of critical materials: the first one focuses on lithium and this second paper focuses on rare earth elements.
This report guides policy makers to stay on the the 1.5°C path to 2050, explores the socio-economic impacts of the transition and suggests ways to speed progress towards universal access to clean energy.
This paper discusses the global lithium industry structure and major players while reflecting on current costs changes and their further implications, the role of the governments could play to de-risk lithium supply and the opportunities innovation can play in reducing demand growth.
This paper will assess how the growth of renewables will put critical materials at the centre of the energy transformation, with the objective of highlighting the criticalities related to the sector and of identifying how technological developments and innovation can positively reduce geopolitical risks.