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WSDS 2022: Meeting the Twin Goals- Energy Security and Resource Security

The main theme of the session was to critically reflect on energy transition and decarbonization with respect to resource security. All the panelists talked about the various challenges and opportunities associated with decarbonizing the energy sector, which is crucial to meet the 1.5 degree goal of the Paris Agreement. The panelists talked about the challenge of access and availability of various minerals, required in solar and wind technologies, such as Lithium, steel, Silicon, etc., as their demand would increase to meet the goal of decarbonization and energy security. Another challenge that was talked about was the local environmental impacts associated with mining of these minerals. However, these local impacts are negligible when compared to those associated with mining of coal. There were mixed perspectives on how imperative is economic growth and the possible solutions. However, all the panelists emphasized that there are various opportunities associated with decarbonization and it is crucial to manage the trade-offs and maximize the co-benefits so that the lock-ins can be avoided. Some of the possible solutions that were talked about, to meet the twin goals of energy and resource security, included dematerializing the systems, decentralization of resource availability, and use of circular economy approaches. Plenary Session: Meeting the Twin Goals- Energy Security and Resource Security  Session Chair: Mr Suman Bery, Non-Resident Fellow, Bruegel Leadership Addresses: Lord Adair Turner, Chairman, Energy Transitions Commission Dr Janez Potočnik, Co-chair, International Resource Panel Dr Ajay Mathur, Director General, International Solar Alliance Dr Youba Sokona, Vice Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Dr Shonali Pachauri, Research Group Leader, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis To know more about WSDS 2022, visit: https://wsds.teriin.org/ #WSDS2022 #Act4Earth #SustainableDevelopment