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Raw materials for the energy transition

Supply chains, dependencies and responsibility
Tuesday, 29.04.2025
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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?

Gemeinsam mit Fachleuten aus Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft und auch mit Ihnen diskutieren wir diese Fragen am Beispiel der für die Energiewende erforderlichen Rohstoffe wie Kupfer und Lithium. Wir werfen einen Blick auf den globalen Rohstoffhandel und die Lieferketten.

Welche Rolle spielt der Import mineralischer Rohstoffe? Natürlich wollen wir sicherstellen, dass der Import sozial und ökologisch verantwortbar ist – selbst, wenn die Rohstoffe aus weit entfernten Ländern kommen, meist aus Regionen außerhalb Europas.
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?

Cooperation with:

acatech - National Academy of Science and Engineering, Munich

Special note:

Online participation in the event is possible via livestream on the YouTube channel of the Catholic Academy in Bavaria:


Programme of the event:

2025-04-29_Acatech_Text_fuer_Web

Dienstag, 29. April 2025

5.30 pm Einlass

6.00 pmGreeting

18.10 Uhr

Raw materials for the energy transition

Prof. Dr. Jens Gutzmer,

Helmholtz-Institut Freiberg für Ressourcentechnologie, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, acatech Mitglied

Luise Müller-Hofstede,

Business Development Director, Circulor, Berlin

Constantin Bittner, 

Koordinator Netzwerk AK Rohstoffe, Berlin

18.45 Uhr

Plenumsdiskussion

19.30 bis ca. 20.30 Uhr

Finish with wine and bread

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