RT null T1 Critical Minerals and their Role in Energy Transitions in Africa - Progress in the implementation of decisions of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment and consideration of emerging environmental issues: critical minerals and their role in energy transitions in Africa - Note by the Secretariat T2 Aspects environnementaux des minéraux critiques en Afrique dans le cadre de la transition vers une énergie propre - Progrès dans la mise en oeuvre des décisions de la Conférence ministérielle africaine sur l'environnemet et examen des questions environnementales émergentes: Les minéraux critiques et leur rôle dans les transitions énergétiques en Afrique A1 United Nations Environment Programme, A1 African Ministerial Conference on the Environment, K1 mineral K1 sustainable energy K1 renewable energy K1 Africa YR 2023 FD 2023-07 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/43012 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/43012 NO Critical, green or strategic minerals, are essential raw materials used in various industries, including renewable energy technologies and electric mobility. They play a crucial role in enabling the transition to a cleaner and more sustainable energy and transport system. Critical minerals refer to metallic and non-metallic elements that are essential for the economic and national security of states, especially advanced manufacturing and technology, and that are at risk of supply chain disruption or, by some measures, have substantial environmental impacts associated with their extraction, use or disposal. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 21, 2026