Raw materials for the energy transition

Our modern life is inconceivable without raw materials, without raw materials there would be no technology. A smartphone contains 60 different metals. Batteries, a central component of the energy transition, require lithium and cobalt.
What other raw materials does German industry rely on? What quantities are needed and where do they come from? Is our supply of raw materials also secured in the long term - and at what price, with what dependencies? What social and ecological problems arise along the supply chain of raw materials?
Together with experts from science and industry and also with you, we will discuss these questions using the example of the raw materials required for the energy transition, such as copper and lithium. We will take a look at the global raw materials trade and supply chains. What role does the import of mineral raw materials play? Of course, we want to ensure that imports are socially and ecologically responsible - even if the raw materials come from distant countries, usually from regions outside Europe.
What could new and sustainable ways of supplying our raw materials look like? What contribution do domestic deposits make? And what role do secondary raw materials from waste and scrap play? Can recycling and the circular economy make a key contribution to meeting the growing demand for raw materials?