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ANR GENERATE PROJECT
While energy transition policies are theoretically and gradually reducing reliance on fossil energy production, they are creating new dependencies on other resources. These include critical metals.
«The geopolitical component of new energy policies and investments in renewable energies has not been widely explored. Such was the objective of the GENERATE (Geopolitics of renewable energies and prospective analysis of the energy transition) ANR project that we realized with the IRIS (French Institute for International and Strategic Relations): study the future of energy geopolitics in the context of the low carbon transition. Our analysis examines the geopolitical consequences of the dissemination of renewable energies in the global energy mix; including, the assessment of the criticality of materials used in energy transition technologies. We propose a decision-making tool to support the introduction of international energy and climate policies.»
Emmanuel Hache, GENERATE project manager, IFPEN (2018 - 2020)
IFPEN :
Decoding keys > Metals in the energy transition
Lithium in the energy transition: more than a resource issue?
Rare earths in the energy transition: what threats are there for the “vitamins of modern society”?
Copper in the energy transition: an essential, structural and geopolitical metal!
Cobalt in the energy transition: a closer look at supply risks
