The Register/Critical Minerals/R-005
Davos 2026  ·  Jan 22, 2026 · 2:30–2:55 pmConcluded

Critical Minerals & Supply Chain Resilience

Sustainable Extraction, Circular Recovery & Resource Efficiency at Scale

Why this room

The clean energy transition hinges on reliable access to critical minerals—yet today's supply chains remain fragile, carbon-intensive, and highly centralized. This session delves into next-generation solutions for low-impact extraction, high-efficiency recycling, and recovery from industrial and post-consumer waste.

What it carried

Build distributed, circular, and geopolitically resilient materials pathways for batteries, EVs, wind, and the grid.

The five lines we wrote down
  1. 01

    Critical Minerals: the verdict was that capital follows conviction, not the other way around.

  2. 02

    A working group of three will draft the structure by month-end and circulate to the room.

  3. 03

    Two attendees offered to host the next session privately — the concierge will broker.

  4. 04

    An off-the-record commitment was made to underwrite the first pilot at quarter scale.

  5. 05

    The room asked for a one-page memo to be carried into the next plenary.