2025 Paris Peace Forum | Transition Minerals Events

TRANSITION MINERALS AT THE 8TH EDITION OF THE PARIS PEACE FORUM

During the 8th edition of the Paris Peace Forum, "New Coalitions for Peace, People and the Planet", held on October 29 and October 30, the global governance of transition minerals stood as a central topic.

Two high-level sessions brought together influential leaders including Ana Brnabić, President of the National Assembly of Serbia, Turki Al-Babtain, Deputy Minister for Mining Affairs of Saudi Arabia, Kadri Simson, Former EU Commissioner for Energy and Council Member, Marjeta Jager, DG INTPA, and Karim Dahou, OECD Deputy Director for Global Relations. These discussions underscored the urgent need to avoid geopolitical fragmentation in order to meet energy transition goals, and highlighted the importance of forging mutually beneficial partnerships with producing countries that are grounded in local value creation, environmental and social stewardship, and that foster responsible investment. One major highlight from the discussions was the announcement of EU support to the World Bank's RISE Programme (Resilient and Inclusive Supply Chain Enhancement).

The recordings and summaries of discussions are available below.

Beyond Global Council-branded events, sessions relevant to transition minerals where organized with projects holders throughout the Forum. Every year, the Paris Peace Forum launches a Call for Solutions to invite innovative projects fostering multi-actor solutions to diverse global challenges. This is an opporunity from projects across the world to showcase their work at the Forum and make new connections. This year, 30 projects were selected, including 3 fostering transition minerals governance, transparent supply chains, and inclusivity in the mining sector. One of them, "Powering Change: Women & Critical Minerals" has been selected as part of the Scale Up Programme (SCUP) and will benefit from a year-long customized support towards the development of the project.

A full day of partner-led sessions was organized in cooperation with Global Witness, the OECD and the United Nations Department of Peace Operations on the eve of the Forum. This thematic day, themed "Minerals, Governance and Conflicts" gathered key stakeholders to explore how global and local actors can ensure that the accelerating demand for minerals drives justice, peace, and sustainability rather than conflict or exploitation. The recordings of the sessions will be made available soon.

Last but not least, this year's edition was marked by the 8th Meeting of the Global Council for Responsible Transition Minerals. The meeting welcomed views from high-level guest participants, such as Janez Potocnik, experts in the field and Council's “Special Advisors”. Discussions addressed various strategies for strategic autonomy and diversification of minerals value chains, including the recent G7 Critical Minerals Action Plan adopted in June under the Canadian presidency, leading the Council to adopt a position paper promoting high standards in the minerals market without further contributing to market fragmentation. This positions the Council as a credible and practical platform to provide informed guidance and recommendations ahead of the upcoming French G7 Presidency. The meeting also provided an opportunity to take stock of ongoing efforts towards an international agreement on mineral resources management. Following the discussions held during the meeting, the Global Council adopted a letter addressed to the Presidency of the UN Environmental Assembly 7 (UNEA-7), commending the Presidency for putting minerals on the UNEA’s agenda in a joint effort with Colombia and share some thoughts.

Key takeaways from the Meeting are available here.

RECORDINGS & SUMMARIES

Photos from Transition Minerals events at the 8th edition of the Paris Peace Forum