- Mittwoch, 27. Juni 2012 08.45 – 10.00 Uhr In meinem Kalender speichern
Strategic Resources – Heading Towards New Global Conflicts?
with Raimund Bleischwitz, Wuppertal Institute
Energy and food security are high on the agenda. However, the bigger picture often is lacking. Germany alone imports metals worth about 22 Billion Euro, more than a quarter of the country’s total imports of raw materials. Rising prices give a clear signal for the increasing global demand for these resources. Many of them are essential for our modern industries and hardly can be replaced by other materials. The pressure on these resources is part of the increasing competition between industries and nations.
In a new report, International Resource Politics: New Challenges Demanding New Governance Approaches for a Green Economy, Raimund Bleischwitz and co-authors feature the interconnectivity across critical resource shortages. Stressing both the environmental and the socio-political challenges to cope with human security, freedom and human rights, the report highlights five of the most illustrative materials (phosphorus, coltan, rare earth elements, platinum, copper) and develops principles for international resource politics. It discusses prevailing governance concepts, such as the Dodd-Frank Act, and introduces new approaches to kick-start an international debate on resource politics.
Raimund Bleischwitz is senior resident fellow at the Transatlantic Academy in Washington DC, Co-Director for Material Flows and Resource Management at the Wuppertal Institute, Germany, and Visiting Professor at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium.
Complimentary breakfast will be served.
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For questions please contact Marney Coleman at us-trainee3@us.boell.org
In a new report, International Resource Politics: New Challenges Demanding New Governance Approaches for a Green Economy, Raimund Bleischwitz and co-authors feature the interconnectivity across critical resource shortages. Stressing both the environmental and the socio-political challenges to cope with human security, freedom and human rights, the report highlights five of the most illustrative materials (phosphorus, coltan, rare earth elements, platinum, copper) and develops principles for international resource politics. It discusses prevailing governance concepts, such as the Dodd-Frank Act, and introduces new approaches to kick-start an international debate on resource politics.
Raimund Bleischwitz is senior resident fellow at the Transatlantic Academy in Washington DC, Co-Director for Material Flows and Resource Management at the Wuppertal Institute, Germany, and Visiting Professor at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium.
Complimentary breakfast will be served.
Click here to RSVP
For questions please contact Marney Coleman at us-trainee3@us.boell.org