Event

MIT Conference on Mining, Environment, and Society

Name: MIT Conference on Mining, Environment, and Society
Start: 2022-09-07 10:00:00
End: 2022-09-09 13:30:00

In a world that is trying to move away from conventional to renewable energy sources, there are remaining doubts about the implications of extracting the minerals needed for such a transition. This MIT conference brings together experts from different disciplines and backgrounds to analyze this issue.

SEI Latin America Centre Director David Purkey will join one of the event panels to explore the impacts of mining on land, water and the atmosphere.

7 to 9 September 2022

Cambridge, United States and Online

Environmental Solutions Initiative, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 292 Main Street (E38), MA, 02142

Event contact

Natalia Ortiz / natalia.ortiz@sei.org

Mountain with mined terraces, Erzberg, Eisenerz, Austria — Photo: Sebastian Pichler / Unsplash.

In the face of the urgent threat of climate change, economies are undergoing a transition from conventional to renewable sources of energy. What does this mean for the world’s future resource needs? We can expect to see less extraction of coal and oil—but more mining of metals like lithium, copper, cobalt, and nickel, which come with their own social and environmental impacts. This conference will bring together social and natural scientists, policymakers, industry stakeholders, and environmental organizations to examine the nature of these conflicting challenges and explore opportunities to collaborate for solutions. SEI Latin America Centre Director David Purkey will join a panel about the impacts of mining on land, water and the atmosphere.

This virtual event is one of a series led by the MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative to examine the environmental and social considerations of specific industries.