Raw Diplomacy: Can New Mineral Alliances Deliver a Just Energy Transition? (LCAW 2026)
24 June 2026 • 2:00PM BST In person and livestreamed
New mineral alliances are reshaping the geopolitics of the energy transition. NRGI joins partners at London Climate Action Week to examine what equitable resource diplomacy requires — and what producing countries stand to gain or lose.
Join us for an afternoon of high-level discussions on transition minerals governance and the priorities of producing countries, taking place during London Climate Action Week 2026.
Competition for minerals needed for clean energy technologies is reshaping geopolitical alliances, driving a new wave of partnerships, trade agreements, and multilateral initiatives. But fundamental questions remain about who benefits, on what terms, and for what use as demand for AI and defense soars, and how impacts on people and ecosystems are managed.
Over an afternoon of discussion, this event will examine how this new era of resource diplomacy can ensure equitable benefit for producing countries while supplying the materials needed to accelerate a just energy transition everywhere.
The event will bring together high-level speakers from government, the private sector, finance, and civil society to reflect on the latest developments in mineral diplomacy and explore how new partnerships and multilateral initiatives can advance equitable, rights-respecting, and sustainable mineral supply chains, creating win-win benefits for producing countries seeking to add value to their resources.
Discussions will examine the role the U.K. can play in advancing standards-based markets through its engagement with the G7 and G20, and how investors in London, a global mining finance hub, can help drive more responsible sourcing. Key questions include:
- How can producing countries shape mineral alliances to advance their economic ambitions while ensuring human rights and environmental safeguards?
- What role can investors play in delivering on this vision?
- What can the U.K. and the EU do to keep the energy transition central to global mineral diplomacy?
- What is China's new mineral alliance delivering for producing nations?
The event will be livestreamed on Climate Home News' LinkedIn page. NRGI co-hosts alongside the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, Chatham House and Climate Home News.