IRP at COP30 - Side event 'Financing a Just and Circular Future for Critical Energy Transition Minerals'
Saleem Ali
From: UNEP-irpsecretariat <unep-irps...@un.org>
Date: Fri, Nov 7, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Subject: IRP at COP30 - Side event 'Financing a Just and Circular Future for Critical Energy Transition Minerals'
To:
Dear all,
Please join us at the COP30 virtual event Financing a Just and Circular Future for Critical Energy Transition Minerals, taking place on 11 November 2025 | 14:00–15:00 (CET) | 10:00–11:00 (Belém time). This event is co-organised by UNEP Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), Ellen MacArthur Foundation, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the International Resource Panel (IRP).
Session description:
This side event will discuss how circular economy approaches can make the financing of critical energy transition minerals—such as lithium, cobalt, and nickel—more just, sustainable and inclusive. Drawing on insights from the IRP report
Financing the Responsible Supply of Energy Transition Minerals for Sustainable Development
and forthcoming UNEP FI’s guidance on circular metals and mining, the session will explore how financial institutions, policymakers, and businesses can embed circular economy principles into transition plans, investment criteria, and innovation pathways to
accelerate climate action
Speakers:
- Prof. Paul Ekins, IRP Panel member and Professor of Resources and Environment Policy at University College London
- Wen-Yu, Critical Minerals Lead, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
- Shanning Dong, Chief Sustainability Officer, Bank of Jiangsu
- Dylan Boss, Senior Policy Advisor, Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, Government of the Netherlands
- Peggy Lefort, Pollution & Circular Economy Lead, UNEP FI
Kind regards,
Secretariat of the International Resource Panel
United Nations Environment Programme
1 Rue Miollis, Building VII
75015 Paris, France
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