EU Centre of Excellence in Critical Minerals
The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, located within the Centre for Environmental Governance at the University of Canberra, consolidates and expands the understanding of EU-Australia cooperation on critical raw materials and the clean energy transition at a pivotal geoeconomic moment. It bolsters the exchange of knowledge between academic, policy and industry experts on critical minerals.
Australian Institute of International Affairs article: A change from the fair-weather approach to critical minerals in EU-Australia relations?
In the context of trade negotiations, particularly the failed variety, it is de rigueur to highlight obstacles, barriers and differences. But where critical minerals policy is concerned, it is the similarities between the European Union (EU) and Australia that are noteworthy. Given changed global circumstances, both Australia and the EU are now moving at pace to shore up supply of these industrial and strategic necessities. Positively for trade negotiators, we each have something to offer.
Read the full article written by Brent Jackson here.
Resource(ful) Diplomacy in a Time of War
NATIONAL PRESS CLUB OF AUSTRALIA, 16 NATIONAL CIRCUIT BARTON, 26 MAY, 12.00–14.00
Ukraine is Europe’s critical minerals powerhouse. With the arrival of Trump Presidency 2.0, control over Ukraine’s critical minerals is becoming a decisive factor in shaping peace.
The Centre’s first major event, hosted by the National Press Club - Resource(ful) Diplomacy in a Time of War - brought together representatives from the diplomatic corps, business, defence, and media sectors to explore the strategic importance of critical minerals in shaping global alliances, trade, and the clean energy future.
The EU’s regulation of critical raw materials
How is the EU shaping the regulation of critical minerals and what are the implications for Australia? What is the role of critical minerals in EU’s clean energy transition?
Critical minerals & sustainability
Which governance mechanisms can ensure just and equitable outcomes in the extraction of critical minerals?
Critical minerals & international context
What are the geoeconomic challenges for global critical minerals supply chains? What are the major obstacles in mining critical minerals and how they can be overcome?