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Critical Conversations

Critical Conversations

By: by Critical Resource an ERM Group company
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 A series of discussions with leading actors and big thinkers on big topics facing big business, brought to you jointly by Critical Resource and ERM. Critical Resource is a leading advisory firm on geopolitical and ESG issues in the resources sector. ERM is the world's largest pure-play sustainability consulting firm, and as of 2020 the parent company of Critical Resource.

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Episodes
  • Geopolitics in the age of the energy transition

    Geopolitics in the age of the energy transition
    May 3 2023
    Our latest ‘Critical Conversation’ podcast features Helen Thompson, Professor of Political Economy at the University of Cambridge and author of 'Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st century'. Helen is interviewed by Daniel Litvin, Founder of Critical Resource and Senior Advisor to the Executive Committee of ERM. Among other topics, Helen and Daniel discuss the division between the West and China, how our ongoing dependence on natural resources shapes international affairs in the years ahead, and what does the energy transition mean for energy security.

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    55 mins
  • Geopolitical pressures and the looming copper supply crunch

    Geopolitical pressures and the looming copper supply crunch
    Feb 28 2023

    Our latest Critical Conversation podcast features Richard Adkerson, president, CEO and vice chairman of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.

    Richard is interviewed by Daniel Litvin, Founder of Critical Resource and Senior Advisor to the Executive Committee of ERM. Among other topics, Daniel and Richard discuss the looming copper supply crunch and geopolitics of resources in general, how can the mining companies develop good relationships with host governments and the importance of international cooperation when it comes to securing the energy transition.

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    36 mins
  • The race for critical minerals: a case of ‘move fast and break things’?

    The race for critical minerals: a case of ‘move fast and break things’?
    Jan 23 2023
    Our latest Critical Conversation podcast features Henry Sanderson, the author of 'Volt Rush: The Winners and Losers in the Race to Go Green'. Henry is interviewed by Daniel Litvin, Founder of Critical Resource and Senior Advisor to the Executive Committee of ERM. Daniel and Henry discuss the race for battery raw materials, such as lithium, copper and cobalt, the question of whether we be able to produce enough of these minerals quickly enough to power the energy transition, how to manage the social and environmental consequences of all the mining that will be needed, and what the race for these minerals means for geopolitics.

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    28 mins

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