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Natural resources and the energy transition - is balance possible?

Season 5, Ep. 10
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How do we balance the use of natural resources while still maintaining our way if living and even bring more people out of poverty? In this episode you will hear from author of the book Material World and Sky News Economy Editor, Ed Conway, and he moderates the conversation with Robert Johnston, Senior Director for Research at Columbia Center on Global Energy Policy, Sinead Kaufman, CEO of Minerals in Rio Tinto, Olivia Lazard, Planetary Security Researcher and Environmental Peacemaking Practitioner, Carnegie Europe and Giles Dickson, CEO of Wind Europe.

They will share more about how we will explore for minerals, metals and scarce resources - and their role in shaping the global energy landscape. How do we avoid scarcity delaying the energy transition, and are there enough resources to build new value chains?

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