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Session Proposal: Geological, industrial and economic dynamics of the cycles of natural resources (AGU25)

GC055
Geological, industrial and economic dynamics of the cycles of natural resources

Session ID#: 250065

Session Description:
The cycles of mineral resources and other commodities (fossil fuels, water, wood) are complex natural and anthropogenic systems that depend on the intersection of geological phenomena, industrial processes, supply chains, social science and economics at various temporal and spatial scales. A multidisciplinary approach is therefore needed to understand and model the stocks and flows of mineral resources in space and time and to advance data collection methods, such as remote sensing. This session aims to gather researchers studying the natural and anthropogenic cycles of metals and minerals from the point of view of different disciplines, namely the Earth sciences, industrial ecology (material flow analysis), operations research and economics. Submissions on mining and commodity finance, recycling, commodity prices and energy are also welcome.
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • NG - Nonlinear Geophysics
  • SY - Science and Society
Index Terms:

1640 Remote sensing [GLOBAL CHANGE]
6314 Demand estimation [POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES]
6344 System operation and management [POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES]
6349 General or miscellaneous [POLICY SCIENCES]
Primary Convener:  Nicola Gambaro, Imperial College London, London, SW7, United Kingdom
Conveners:  Yves Plancherel, Imperial College London, Department of Earth Sciences and Engineering, London, United Kingdom, Pablo Brito-Parada, Imperial College London, Department of Earth Science and Engineering, London, United Kingdom and Rupert Myers, Imperial College London, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, London, United Kingdom
Student/Early Career Convener:  Nicola Gambaro, Imperial College London, London, SW7, United Kingdom
 
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Olivier Vidal1, Francois Verzier2, Baptiste Andrieu3, Hugo Le Boulzec2 and Louis Delannoy4, (1)CNRS, Paris Cedex 16, France, (2)University Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France, (3)Cambridge, engineering, Cambridge, United Kingdom, (4)Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden
 
Developing Geoscience-based targets for Critical Minerals Policies (1920262)
Saleem Ali and Thomas Hale, University of Delaware, Geography and Spatial Sciences, Newark, United States
 
Peak Oil vs. the IPCC: What 40 Years of Geological Data, Modeling Assumptions And Sociology Reveal About Climate Economics Today (1935484)
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From Debris to Resource: Characterizing the Material Composition of Orbital Objects for a Circular Space Economy (1945855)
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Modeling byproduct and coproduct mine production with multidimensional supply curves: application to the Cu-Co-Ni system and beyond (1953698)
John Ryter, U.S. Geological Survey, National Minerals Information Center, Reston, United States
 
The RING Model for Integrated, Cross-sectoral Analysis of Critical Mineral Supply Chains (1959485)
Sarah Inskeep1, Devon Sigler2, Vicky Putsche2, Justin Bracci2, Kemalcan Aydogdu2, Nalinrat Guba2 and Margaret Mann2, (1)National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Manhattan, KS, UNITED STATES, (2)National Renewable Energy Laboratory Golden, Golden, United States
 
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Dr. Yang Qiu1,2, Brinda Yarlagadda3, Gokul Iyer1, Neal T Graham4, Matthew Binsted5, Marshall A Wise6, Pralit L Patel5 and Allen Fawcett5, (1)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Joint Global Change Research Institute (JGCRI), College Park, United States, (2)Joint Global Change Research Institute, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, College Park, United States, (3)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States, (4)University of Maryland College Park, College Park, United States, (5)Joint Global Change Research Institute, College Park, United States, (6)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, College Park, United States
 
Scenario Analysis of Key Determinants Influencing US Iron and Steel Industry Competitiveness (1964971)
Siddarth Durga, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Joint Global Change Research Institute, College Park, United States, Brinda Yarlagadda, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States, Gokul Iyer, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Joint Global Change Research Institute (JGCRI), College Park, United States, Allen Fawcett, Joint Global Change Research Institute, College Park, United States and James Edmonds, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, United States
 
Bayesian Material Flow Analysis: A General Methodology with Application on Wood Life Cycles and Timber City Transitions. (1984103)
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