{"id":24802,"date":"2023-06-19T15:08:11","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T13:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.justicepaix.be\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=24802"},"modified":"2024-03-07T23:29:57","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T22:29:57","slug":"what-issues-are-behind-mining-and-metal-consumption","status":"publish","type":"agenda","link":"https:\/\/www.justicepaix.be\/en\/agenda\/quels-enjeux-derriere-lexploitation-miniere-et-la-consommation-de-metaux\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the issues behind mining and metal consumption?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:27px\">Discover the challenges of mining and metal consumption<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.valeriane.be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Valerian Salon<\/a>,<\/strong> the largest organic fair in Belgium, we are organizing a conference on mining in the 21st century as well as on the consumption of metals, in collaboration with DoMineurs, an anti-extractivist citizen collective. This conference will take place on September 1, 2023 from 4 to 7 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.justicepaix.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/La-mine-moderne_couverture-1024x536.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.justicepaix.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/La-mine-moderne_couverture-1024x536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.justicepaix.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/La-mine-moderne_couverture-300x157.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.justicepaix.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/La-mine-moderne_couverture-768x402.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.justicepaix.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/La-mine-moderne_couverture-1536x804.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.justicepaix.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/La-mine-moderne_couverture-scaled.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will have the pleasure of welcoming <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Aurore St\u00e9phant<\/strong>, mining geological engineer, specialist in the health and environmental impacts of mineral sectors (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.systext.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SYSTEXT<\/a>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Geraldine Duquenne<\/strong>, Advisor <a href=\"https:\/\/etopia.be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ETOPIA<\/a> and specialist in mining issues. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This conference will answer many questions about mining extractivism, as well as a burning topical issue, yet going unnoticed by the general public: the reopening of mines in Europe!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:27px\">Conference proceedings <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>First part: Mining in the 21st century: what human and environmental realities and what prospects?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Duration: 4 p.m. to 5:20 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-central-palette-1-color has-text-color\">Speaker: <strong>Aurore Stephant (SystExt)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0\u00bb A very large part of Europe&#039;s metal supply depends on other regions of the world, in particular large mining countries such as China, Russia, Australia, Brazil and Indonesia. To meet exponential demand, industrial mining has intensified, pushing technical limits and regulatory boundaries. This gigantism has the effect of increasing the human, social, health and environmental impacts of this activity, already known for its particularly predatory and dangerous nature. At the same time, initiatives aimed at limiting these serious consequences have until now demonstrated their inadequacies: the concept of a \u201cresponsible\u201d or \u201csustainable\u201d mine is difficult to reconcile with the imperatives of the model on which the mining industry is based. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This first part therefore offers a look at the mining realities of contemporary mining and the foreseeable developments in mining systems. It also makes recommendations for a tangible improvement in mining practices. \u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Part two: Issues and alternatives in mining<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Duration: 5:40 p.m. to 7 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-central-palette-1-color has-text-color\">Speakers:&nbsp; <strong>Aurore Stephant (Systext), G\u00e9raldine Duquenne (Etopia)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is the opening of new mines really essential? Serving which model of society? Under what democratic governance?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What are the possible alternatives and concrete avenues to reduce our dependence on mining resources? G\u00e9raldine Duquenne will bring elements <strong>around sobriety and low-tech<\/strong>, by attempting an overview of the implications for the different metal-intensive sectors (mobility-electric car, digital, energy, etc.). It will highlight existing initiatives, on the one hand, (politics, civil society) and those that we would like to see happen, on the other hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For her part, Aurore St\u00e9phant will provide information on <strong>the use of metals in goods and services <\/strong>(essential uses, anecdotal uses) and proposals for a \u201creasoned\u201d use of mineral raw materials. It will also address the limits of the secondary mine (design, intrinsic limits of recycling, waste streams) and<strong> proposals for \u201creal\u201d metallic circularity.<\/strong>&nbsp; Finally, she will discuss current supply plans and proposals for an overall reduction in metal demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A significant amount of time will be devoted to questions and answers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:27px\">Practical information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Or ? <strong>At the Val\u00e9riane Salon,<\/strong> in Namur EXPO (Av. Sergent Vrithoff 2, 5000 Namur)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When ?<strong> On September 1, 2023,<\/strong> from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Price ? <strong>The conference is free<\/strong> subject to entry to the Salon Val\u00e9riane. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.universe.com\/events\/valriane-le-salon-bio-tickets-K0VFSH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">You can find your tickets for the show here!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-central-palette-1-color has-central-palette-5-background-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Recycling action:<\/strong> To combine information with action, bring your old smartphones to the Justice &amp; Peace stand... And because recycling is only part of the solution, you will also find information on the consumption of minerals at time of ecological transition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rejoignez nous \u00e0 Val\u00e9riane le 1er septembre pour une conf\u00e9rence avec Aurore St\u00e9phant et G\u00e9raldine Duquenne sur les cons\u00e9quence de l&rsquo;exploitation mini\u00e8re et la consommation de m\u00e9taux\/<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":24807,"parent":0,"template":"","tags":[],"type-devenement":[],"class_list":["post-24802","agenda","type-agenda","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.justicepaix.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/agenda\/24802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.justicepaix.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/agenda"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.justicepaix.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/agenda"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.justicepaix.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/agenda\/24802\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27292,"href":"https:\/\/www.justicepaix.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/agenda\/24802\/revisions\/27292"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.justicepaix.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.justicepaix.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.justicepaix.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24802"},{"taxonomy":"type-devenement","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.justicepaix.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/type-devenement?post=24802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}