The Executive Office of the Secretary-General, UNEP, UNCTAD and UNDP, will launch the United Nations Task Force on Critical Energy Transition Minerals (UN Task Force on CETM) at this event. They will outline the UN's collective vision for the Task Force and how it will support advancing global cooperation on critical energy transition minerals.
Speakers: Inger Andersen, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UNEP Selwin Hart, Special Advisor to the Secretary-General and Assistant Secretary-General of the Climate Action Team, United Nations Alexander De Croo, UNDP Administrator, United Nations Development Pedro Moreno, Deputy Secretary-General, UNCTAD Moderator: Keishamaza Rukikaire, Global Head of News and Media, UNEP The Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals was launched by the UN Secretary-General in April 2024. It was tasked to develop a set of global and common voluntary principles on issues which are key to building trust between governments, communities and industry, and provide guidance and best practices to governments and other stakeholders active in the extractive industries field to ensure a just and equitable management of sustainable, responsible and reliable value chains for terrestrial critical energy transition minerals. The Panel's report, Resourcing the Energy Transition: Principles to guide critical energy transition minerals toward equity and justice, identifies ways to ground the renewables revolution in justice and equity, so that it spurs sustainable development, respects people, protects the environment, and powers prosperity in resource-rich developing countries. It included seven Guiding Principles applicable to the entire value chain and life cycle of critical energy transition minerals and five Actionable Recommendations to operationalize the principles and address gaps in international minerals governance. As a next step, the Secretary-General has endorsed the creation of a United Nations Task Force on Critical Energy Transition Minerals (UN Task Force on CETM)to coordinate the United Nations' activities across all principles and actionable recommendations. The Executive Office of the Secretary-General, UNEP, UNCTAD and UNDP, will launch the UN Task Force on CETM at this event. They will outline the UN's collective vision for the Task Force and how it will support advancing global cooperation on critical energy transition minerals. This includes: Announcing the establishment of the UN Task Force on Critical Energy Transition Minerals, its mission, structure and expected outcomes. Presenting the UN's vision for advancing global cooperation on Critical Energy Transition Minerals, including sustainable and equitable governance. Encouraging multi-stakeholder engagement from governments, academia and UN-hosted scientific panels, civil society, finance sector and private sector in the upcoming work of the Task Force's technical work and in-country support. ** The seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) will take place from 8 to 12 December 2025 at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, on the theme "Advancing sustainable solutions for a resilient planet" . UNEA-7 theme sends a strong message to accelerate sustainable solutions and effective responses for a safer and more resilient planet. This theme recognizes that striving for a world that is just, equitable and inclusive hinges on advancing sustainable development, promoting sustained and inclusive economic growth, social development and environmental protection to benefit all, as recognized in the "Future We Want." The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) is the world's highest-level decision-making body for matters related to the environment, with a universal membership of all 193 Member States.
