Open Lab evening: Race to the treasures of the future

Securing critical raw materials sustainably and fairly

– Eine gr0ße graue Goldmine. Unten rechts das Logo "open lab abend" in weißer Schrift.

Clean technologies such as wind turbines, solar cells and storage systems require nickel, lithium, copper, manganese and rare earths. The demand for minerals and metals will increase exponentially in the coming years. But what actually makes these raw materials critical? Is their extraction a blessing or a curse for resource-rich countries? What social, ecological and development policy issues does this raise?

Why is China increasingly seen as a problem for secure raw material supply chains? And what strategies should the European Union develop to ensure a sustainable and fair supply of critical raw materials? We want to explore these questions in the Open Lab evening. You will look at selected raw materials in detail, assess political, social and ecological risks and develop possible solutions. The aim is to develop ideas for fair raw materials partnerships between the EU and resource-rich countries.

What is an Open Lab evening?

The Lab gets creative every Thursday. You will learn about methods such as design thinking or future storytelling, can try out 3D printers and laser cutters and take a look behind the scenes of the Lab projects. There's something new every week.

Workshop leader

-> Prof. Dr. Andreas Goldthau, Willy Brandt School of Public Policy, University of Erfurt

Prof. Dr. Andreas Goldthau is Director of the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy and Franz Haniel Professor of Public Policy at the Faculty of Political Science at the University of Erfurt. Previously, he was Research Group Leader at the "Research Institute for Sustainability: Helmholz Centre Potsdam" (RIFS), Professor of International Relations at Royal Holloway College, University of London, Professor of Public Policy at Central European University, Marie Curie Senior Fellow at the Geopolitics of Energy Project at Harvard Kennedy School and Adjunct Professor at the John Hopkins MSc Program in Energy Policy and Climate.

Andreas Goldthau has held postdoctoral positions at the Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins, the RAND Corporation, and the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik. His expertise and interests lie in the fields of energy policy and the international political economy of the energy transition. In a current research project with Carnegie Europe, he is researching the sustainable security of critical raw materials.

More information

-> Venue: Workshop Futurium Lab (-1)

-> Admission: free of charge

-> Event language: German

-> Max. Number of participants: 20 people

-> Conditions of participation: no prior knowledge required

-> Age recommendation: from 16 years

Accessibility

-> We are a wheelchair-accessible venue.

-> Seats without seating are available for wheelchair users.

The future is for everyone! The Futurium wants to be accessible to everyone. If you have any other access needs, please let us know. We will try to fulfill them:

Here you can find all information about accessibility.

Photo & Video

Photos and videos will be taken during the event. If you do not wish to be photographed, please let us know in advance.

Tickets

You will need a ticket for this event. Click here to go to the ticket store.

Due to the limited number of seats, only one ticket per person can be booked.Translated with DeepL

Meeting point: Workshop Futurium Lab (-1)

Next date:

• Date Thursday, 21/November/2024 17:00 bis 20:00
• Venue Futurium
• Address Alexanderufer 2, 10117 Berlin-Mitte