[Chern.fsw] REMINDER: CHERN WG 6 Autumn Talk: Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism with Thea Riofrancos

[Filius, A. (Alexandra)]

Dear CHERN member,

Monday November 3, Thea Riofrancos from Providence College (US) will give a talk on the challenges of “clean” technologies and renewable energy through the lens of lithium, a so-called “critical mineral” essential for its role in decarbonizing one of the most polluting sectors: transportation.

Date and time:  3 November 17.30 – 19:00 CET | 16:30 – 18:00 GMT | 11:30 – 13:00 EST
Location: Online via Zoom<https://vu-live.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cpzoVBN->, including Q&A.
More information and registration: https://china-in-europe.net/chern-wg-6-autumn-talk-extraction-the-frontiers-of-green-capitalism-with-thea-riofrancos/

Hope to see many of you!

Best, Alexandra

From: Filius, A. (Alexandra)
Sent: Friday, 24 October 2025 17:16
Subject: CHERN WG 6 Autumn Talk: Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism with Thea Riofrancos

Dear CHERN member,

We are pleased to announce the second talk of the Working Group 6 (Energy: transition, extraction and resources) series of online talks<https://china-in-europe.net/chern-wg-6-autumn-talk-energy-transition-extraction-and-resources-with-paolo-gerbaudo-complutense-university-of-madrid/>. Each talk focuses on a different aspect of competition and/or cooperation between China and Europe in the energy transition.

In this talk by Thea Riofrancos from Providence College (US), we unpack the challenges of “clean” technologies and renewable energy through the lens of lithium, a so-called “critical mineral” essential for its role in decarbonizing one of the most polluting sectors: transportation.

3 November 17.30 – 19:00 CET | 16:30 – 18:00 GMT | 11:30 – 13:00 EST, Online via Zoom<https://vu-live.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cpzoVBN->, including Q&A.

More information and registration: https://china-in-europe.net/chern-wg-6-autumn-talk-extraction-the-frontiers-of-green-capitalism-with-thea-riofrancos/

The talks are open to all CHERN members. Feel free to circulate to anyone you think may be interested in coming along.

If you would like to join the new Working Group, please get in touch (nicholas.jepson at manchester.ac.uk<mailto:nicholas.jepson at manchester.ac.uk>)

On behalf of Nick (WG leader WG 6), all the best,

Alexandra Filius
Program Manager | VU Graduate School of Social Sciences (VU-GSSS)
Network Coordinator | China in Europe Research Network (CHERN)

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