Building a Global Minerals Trust for a Just Green Transition

Saleem H. Ali, Miriam R. Aczel and Kaveh Madani (2025). Building a Global Minerals Trust for a Just Green Transition. UNU INWEH.

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    Author Saleem H. Ali
    Miriam R. Aczel
    Kaveh Madani
    Title Building a Global Minerals Trust for a Just Green Transition
    Publication Date 2025-06-06
    Place of Publication Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
    Publisher UNU INWEH
    Pages 5
    Language eng
    Abstract - Today, more than 70% of global production for key critical minerals is concentrated in just a few countries, raising serious concerns about supply security, market volatility, and geopolitical risk. - Achieving a just and sustainable energy transition hinges on fair and reliable access to critical minerals—materials key for low-carbon technologies. However, global supply chains remain environmentally damaging and vulnerable to geopolitical tensions, creating systemic risks for both climate and economic goals. - A Global Minerals Trust offers a new multilateral model to promote responsible stewardship, fair pricing, and secure equitable access to strategic minerals--balancing national sovereignty with planetary responsibility. - The Trust can advance a just and circular transition by enabling pooled investment, transparent trade, mineral recycling, and benefit-sharing with resource-producing nations, particularly in the Global South. - Global cooperation through platforms such as the G7, G20, IGF, and United Nations is essential to coordinate action and build a resilient, inclusive, and future-proof minerals governance system. - Canada’s 2025 G7 presidency offers a strategic opportunity to facilitate early-stage consensus around the Trust, drawing on its strengths in environmental diplomacy and multilateral engagement.
    UNBIS Thesaurus GREEN REVOLUTION
    TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE
    LITHIUM CELLS
    ELECTRIC VEHICLES
    MINERAL RESOURCES
    Keyword Mineral industries
    Just transition
    Green technologies
    Copyright Holder UNU INWEH
    Copyright Year 2025
    Copyright type All rights reserved
    ISBN 9789280861235
    DOI 10.53328/INR25SAL004
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