Humanity mines more metals and minerals than at any other point in our history, and mining is vital to modern life, maintaining expected standards of living, and much more. However, the demands presented by effective climate change mitigation will require even more mining, especially of a range of metals and minerals that are considered critical. This presentation will provide an overview of the importance of mining to modern society, explain what we mean by critical metals and minerals, outline the metal and mineral supply challenges presented by climate change mitigation, and discuss how we can balance the need for climate change mitigation and the demand for technologies such as electric vehicles with supplying the metals and minerals that we require.

Why you should attend:
• Gain background and context to the reality of climate change mitigation
• Explore the range of challenges and opportunities facing the minerals industry, economic geology, and the geosciences over the next few decades
• See the importance of the minerals industry to modern society and standards of living
• Discover a clear outline of which supply chains are vital for climate change mitigation but are vulnerable to disruption.