• Program Utilities & Renewables Utilities & Renewables
  • Type Commentary
  • Date 02 February 2025
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Abstract

The paper is a commentary on key questions facing the relationship between concrete, the energy transition and the global move to net-zero.

Authors

Timothy Laing

Senior Research Fellow- Utilities & Renewables Dr. Timothy Laing is an environment, natural resource, and development economist, and he is a Senior Research Fellow at KAPSARC,…

Dr. Timothy Laing is an environment, natural resource, and development economist, and he is a Senior Research Fellow at KAPSARC, focusing on Critical Minerals. He has held academic positions at the University of Brighton, the University of Cambridge, the London School of Economics and Political Science, and the University of West Indies. He has worked as an independent consultant for clients such as the World Bank, Climate Strategies, the International Council on Mining and Metals, and Conservation International on a variety of projects relating to mining policy, carbon markets, the EU ETS, and REDD+. He has published academic papers and reports on subjects including critical minerals, natural resource management, small- and large-scale mining, the EU ETS, international carbon market mechanisms, and REDD+. He obtained his Ph.D. from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and he holds an M.A. in Development Economics from the University of Sussex and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Nottingham.

Expertise

  • Critical Minerals
  • Mining Industry
  • Carbon Markets

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