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TRADE IN MINERALS CRITICAL FOR CLIMATE TRANSITIONS AND THE GREEN ECONOMY:
DEVELOPING COUNTRY PERSPECTIVES AND PATHWAYS FOR INTERNATIONAL COO...

12 July 2024

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 * Schedule


OVERVIEW

This roundtable, co-hosted by UNEP, UN Trade & Development, and the Forum on
Trade, Environment, and the SDGs (TESS), will be held on July 12th in Geneva,
Switzerland. It aims to identify issues at the nexus of trade in critical
minerals, climate action, and sustainable development and explore possible
approaches and pathways for enhanced international cooperation.

This roundtable will bring together leading experts from international
organizations and think tanks, governments, and stakeholder organisations to
discuss issues at the nexus of trade in critical minerals, climate action, and
sustainable development, and to explore possible approaches and pathways for
enhanced international cooperation. It will:

 * Review the role of critical minerals in climate action, the implications for
   trade, and the opportunities and risks from developing country perspectives.
 * Examine trade-related initiatives and policy developments on critical
   materials and their implications for global supply chains as well as the
   integration and economic diversification of developing countries.
 * Review sustainability challenges associated with production, processing and
   supply of critical materials and the role of trade and circularity in
   promoting sustainable and equitable critical minerals supply chains.
 * Explore cooperative approaches to trade in critical minerals and avenues for
   international cooperation initiatives for sustainable and pro-development
   critical minerals supply chains.
 * Contribute to ongoing efforts to foster multilateral cooperation, such as the
   UN Secretary-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals.

WHO'S SPEAKING

 * Carolyn Deere Birkbeck
   Director of Forum on Trade, Environment and the SDGs (TESS)
 * Akashi Lawrence Mwalye
   Permanent Mission of Zambia to the WTO
 * Anis Nassar
   Lead, Circular Economy Innovation and Business Engagement of World Economic
   Forum (WEF)
 * Bernice Lee
   Hoffman Distinguished Fellow for Sustainability, Chatham House
 * Clovis Freire
   Chief of the Commodity Research and Analysis Section, Commodities Division of
   UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
 * Djaheezah Subratty
   Head, Sustainable Consumption and Production Unit of UN Environment Programme
   (UNEP)
 * Elisa Tonda
   Chief, Resources and Markets Branch of UN Environment Programme (UNEP) (TBC)
 * Elizabeth Press (TBC)
   Director of Planning and Programme Support, International Energy Agency
   (IRENA)
 * Esfandri Nurbi (TBC)
   Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Indonesia to the WTO
 * Fu Kangrong
   Counsellor of Permanent Mission of China to the WTO
 * Guillaume Dabré
   Project Specialist, World Economic Forum (WEF)
 * Harikrishnan Tulsidas
   Economic Affairs Officer, Sustainable Energy Division of United Nations
   Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
 * Henry Gao
   Professor of International Law at Singapore Management University
 * Marit Kitaw
   Interim Director of African Minerals Development Center (AMDC)
 * Miho Shirotori
   Acting Chief, Division on International Trade and Commodities, UN Trade and
   Development (UNCTAD)
 * Nimrod Zalk
   Nimrod Zalk, Chief Research Officer at the University of Cape Town
 * Sandra Averous-Monnery
   Economic Affairs Officer, Trade and Environment Division, World Trade
   Organization (WTO)
 * Sheila Aggarwal-Khan
   Director, Industry and Economy Division of UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
 * Sophia Kalantzakos (TBC)
   Global Distinguished Professor, Environmental Studies and Public Policy New
   York University Αbu Dhabi (TBC)
 * Tae-Yoon Kim (TBC)
   Senior Energy Analyst at the International Energy Agency (IEA)
 * Tom Moerenhoet
   Research scholar at Centre for Global Energy, School of International and
   Public Affairs, Columbia University
 * Valeria Arroyave (TBC)
   Critical Minerals Coordinator, Accelerate-to-Demonstrate (A2D) Facility
   Secretariat of United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
 * Weihuan Zhou
   Associate Professor at University of New South Wales Sydney




SCHEDULE

12 JUL 2024

Time & Place
Event Details
09:30

Welcome Remarks From the Co-Hosts Opening the event with introductory comments.
Carolyn Deere Birkbeck Director of Forum on Trade, Environment and the SDGs
(TESS)
Sheila Aggarwal-Khan Director, Industry and Economy Division of UN Environment
Programme (UNEP)
Miho Shirotori Acting Chief, Division on International Trade and Commodities, UN
Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
09:45

Session 1: Setting the Scene This session will set the stage by providing an
overview of the importance of critical minerals for meeting global climate goals
and transition to net-zero energy systems. It will review current and projected
dynamics and trends in critical minerals supply, demand, and trade, including
key countries and supply chain actors involved, as well as relevant technology
developments and trends. Finally, it will introduce key issues for consideration
in terms of strategic opportunities, implications and risks for developing
countries.
Tae-Yoon Kim (TBC) Senior Energy Analyst at the International Energy Agency
(IEA)
Elisa Tonda Chief, Resources and Markets Branch of UN Environment Programme
(UNEP) (TBC)
Clovis Freire Chief of the Commodity Research and Analysis Section, Commodities
Division of UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Tom Moerenhoet Research scholar at Centre for Global Energy, School of
International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
Elizabeth Press (TBC) Director of Planning and Programme Support, International
Energy Agency (IRENA)
Sandra Averous-Monnery Economic Affairs Officer, Trade and Environment Division,
World Trade Organization (WTO)
11:00

Session 2: Towards Sustainable and Just Critical Minerals Supply Chains
Management: The Role of Trade This session will deep dive into the
environmental, social, and economic challenges associated with critical minerals
supply chains. It will explore trade-related considerations and options relevant
to sustainable and just mining and critical minerals supply chains, including in
relation to economic diversification and value addition priorities of resource
rich developing countries.
Djaheezah Subratty Head, Sustainable Consumption and Production Unit of UN
Environment Programme (UNEP)
Marit Kitaw Interim Director of African Minerals Development Center (AMDC)
Valeria Arroyave (TBC) Critical Minerals Coordinator, Accelerate-to-Demonstrate
(A2D) Facility Secretariat of United Nations Industrial Development Organization
(UNIDO)
Harikrishnan Tulsidas Economic Affairs Officer, Sustainable Energy Division of
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
Anis Nassar Lead, Circular Economy Innovation and Business Engagement of World
Economic Forum (WEF)
13:15

Session 3: Trade-Related Initiatives and Policy Trends in Critical Minerals This
session will review the range of recent trade-related policy developments
relevant to critical energy transition minerals and associated supply chains as
the international community seeks to respond to the climate imperative, both by
countries keen to secure supply and resource-rich countries keen to advance
green industrialization and economic diversification priorities. The session
will provide an opportunity to reflect on commercial, geopolitical, development,
and equity considerations relevant to policy developments.
Henry Gao Professor of International Law at Singapore Management University
Weihuan Zhou Associate Professor at University of New South Wales Sydney
Nimrod Zalk Nimrod Zalk, Chief Research Officer at the University of Cape Town
Bernice Lee Hoffman Distinguished Fellow for Sustainability, Chatham House
Guillaume Dabré Project Specialist, World Economic Forum (WEF)
Sophia Kalantzakos (TBC) Global Distinguished Professor, Environmental Studies
and Public Policy New York University Αbu Dhabi (TBC)
14:40

Session 4: Pathways to a Cooperative Approach to Critical Energy Transition
Minerals and Trade The final session will explore pathways for international
cooperation on trade in critical minerals and options for collaborative
responses that reflect the urgency of climate action and the energy transition
as well as of sustainable development and just transitions.
Akashi Lawrence Mwalye Permanent Mission of Zambia to the WTO
Zora Mincheva Zora Mincheva, Policy Officer of the European Commission
Fu Kangrong Counsellor of Permanent Mission of China to the WTO
Esfandri Nurbi (TBC) Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Indonesia to the WTO


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