We are delighted to invite you to the International Congress "European Metals for Energy and Digital Transitions" organized by LabEx RESSOURCES21 on 25 and 26 September 2024, Nancy. This event promises to be an enriching experience with a diverse program featuring insightful talks and presentations.Energy and digital transitions require metals as fundamental building blocks for powering the evolution towards a more sustainable and interconnected future. Given the pivotal roles of lithium, cobalt, copper, and nickel in driving these transitions, the rapid increase in demand for these metals is expected.
In the same time, the need in European raw material independency is as prominent as ever. Sourcing the metals from European underground is a strategic decision that aligns with the commitment to ensuring supply chain resilience, reducing dependency on imports and promoting regional economic development. Through responsible mining and compliance with European regulation, sourcing the metals on European territory will ensure meeting high environmental and social standards, low carbon footprint, by-product valorization and minimal landfilling.The Congress “European Metals for Energy and Digital Transitions” will unite industrial and academic experts in the fields of geology, mineral processing, hydrometallyrgy, materials, metal ecotoxicity and more, with an aim to explore and address the challenges related to sourcing the metals from European underground.