– Overview – 

There is a need for immediate and widespread climate action. That call to action is highlighted in the recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel (IPCC) on Climate Change which warned that there is very limited time to keep global warming below 1.5°C.  The IPCC calls for “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society” including major shifts in energy systems.  Renewable energy is one of the key means of bringing global emissions within the required 1.5 degrees limit.  This project between academics, policy makers, industry analysts and civil society investigates in depth what a transition to renewable energy will entail and aims specifically to understand what are the environmental and social challenges and opportunities along the value chains of minerals required to scale our renewable energy production and use.