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SUMMARY:Critical Transitions: Responsible Resource Management in a Complex
  World - Dr Eva Marquis - University of Exeter
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DESCRIPTION:Critical Materials are a longstanding concept\, with the Unite
 d States referring to “Strategic Minerals” in 1917 as those for which 
 domestic supplies were inadequate in quantity\, quality\, or both. In rece
 nt decades\, awareness of Critical Materials has increased – from the 
 “Rare Earth Crisis” from 2010 to 2015\, and more from the vulnerabilit
 ies of global supply chains exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic and confl
 ict in Ukraine. Not only are these Critical Materials important for genera
 l functioning and security of nations\; there are additional pressures bei
 ng placed particularly on metals value chains from the need for metals for
  energy transition and sustainable development ambitions. \n\nCircularity 
 strategies have been advocated as a mechanism to enhance critical raw mate
 rials (CRM) security in the UK and Europe. Especially in the context of re
 ducing import reliance and thus decreasing supply risk by having domestic/
 localised cycling of key metals and materials. Circular Economy (CE) princ
 iples-based systems may initially appear to contradict continuation of a p
 rimary raw materials extractive sector. However\, there is a growing body 
 of research examining the development of CE practices in the mining indust
 ry\, in order to increase resource efficiency by understanding better pote
 ntial co- and by-products\, more efficient extraction and processing\, and
  use/ re-use of waste products.\n\nThis talk explores the application of c
 ircular economy principles to the mining sector\, with a focus on critical
  metals projects in Cornwall\, and more broadly how these principles inter
 face with geology and geoscience's place in developing responsible resourc
 e management systems. 
LOCATION:Harker 1 lecture room\, Department of Earth Sciences\, Downing Si
 te
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