The mining of metals and minerals is crucial for the transition to a low-carbon energy system, but drastic and widespread changes are needed in how we extract, utilise and recycle these resources. That’s according to iCRAG, the SFI Research Centre in Applied Geosciences, which is coordinating the second Researching Social Theories, Resources, and Environment (ReSToRE) International Summer School at UCD this week (4th to 8th July).