Workshop on raw materials and legislation for the battery value chain

09.00: Welcome to Geocentrum in Uppsala (Ian Snowball, Kristina Edström, Peter Lindblad)

Part 1: Raw materials in Sweden and Europe with connection to batteries

09.20: "Batteries: An overview of the value chain and need in the Nordic countries and Europe", by Bo Normark (EIT InnoEnergy)

09.40: "The geological potential - what do we know today and what is done to increase the knowledge?", by Kaj Lax (The Geological Survey of Sweden, Head of Department Mineral Resources)

10.00: "Societal needs of battery raw materials: resource base and demands", by Pär Weihed (Luleå University, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Pro Vice-Chancellor)

10.20: "Trends in Mineral Commodities and Insights from the Smart Exploration Research Center (SERC)", by Alireza Malehmir (SERC, Uppsala University, Department of Earth Sciences)

10.40 Coffee break with discussion

Part 2: Societal aspects and legal framework for mining and extraction of raw materials in Sweden

11.10: "The need is there, and we have the potential. So why aren’t more mines opened in Sweden and EU?", by Maria Sunér (Swemin, CEO)

11.30: "EU rulemaking in response to crisis: The critical raw materials act and its context(s)", by Carl Fredrik Bergström (Uppsala University, Department of Law)

11.50: "Swedish Metals & Minerals – a program within Impact Innovation", by Lotta Sörlin (Jernkontoret, Swedish Metals & Minerals)

12.10: "From raw materials to refined justice: indigenous rights and existential landscapes", by Tom Mels (Uppsala University, Department of Human Geography)

12.30: End of the public programme

Organisers:

• The battery initiative Compel
  
• UUniFI, green energy transition