Session

Minerals for the Energy Transition: Win-Win or Extractivism 2.0?

This discussion explores the important and timely issue of how Europe’s shift to green energy affects the global demand for critical minerals and the social and environmental impacts on the countries that supply them.

By bringing together these different aspects, the conversation aims to find ways to ensure that the transition to a more sustainable future is fair for everyone involved, from the people in resource-rich countries to those in Europe. It’s about understanding how we can work together globally to create a greener, more just world.

This session will be conducted in English.

When: 11h00
Where: Bar zaal
Speaker(s): Yblin Román Escobar + Judith Kirton-Darling

 

 

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Who organizes Forward Fest?

Forward Fest is organized by 11.11.11ngo-federation and VLIR-UOS in collaboration with MO* with the support of Belgian development cooperation.

11.11.11

THE COALITION FOR INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY.

11.11.11 aims to eradicate exploitation from the world. Everyone – anywhere in the world – has the right to a dignified existence. To truly make a change, power and resources must be distributed more fairly, and the current system must be questioned.

More info on 11.be

NGO-FEDERATIE

FLEMISH FEDERATION OF NGOS FOR DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION.

The ngo-federation represents its members to the federal and other governments, supports the members in their discussions with those governments, promotes cooperation within the sector, and strengthens the quality of NGOs’ operations.

More info on ngo-federatie.be

VLIR-UOS

INNOVATIVE RESPONSES TO GLOBAL AND LOCAL CHALLENGES

VLIR-UOS supports partnerships and scholarships between universities and colleges in both Flanders and the Global South, seeking innovative solutions for global as well as local challenges.

More info on vliruos.be