Black Swan Implications for Minor Metals

Benjamin Sprecher

Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Center for Industrial Ecology

Benjamin Sprecher is an assistant professor at the Leiden University Institute of Environmental Sciences, where he works on urban resilience and resilience in the supply chains of critical materials.

Abstract

As new technology is introduced, demand for certain materials will increase and demand for others will diminish. Base metal supply is generally elastic and can be expected to respond to demand. Most minor metals (‘companion... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Benjamin Sprecher (Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Center for Industrial Ecology)
  2. Laurie Reemeyer (Resourceful Paths)
  3. Koen Kuipers (Leiden University - Faculty of Science - Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML))
  4. Thomas Graedel (Yale)

Topic Areas

• Complexity, resilience and sustainability , • Socio-economic metabolism and material flow analysis

Session

MS-12 » Materials Criticality and Resilience 1 (11:45 - Monday, 26th June, Room I)

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