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• Past Symposia
  • January 26, 2024 – Hydrogen & Lithium: Key Elements in the Energy Transition
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  • January 27, 2023 – Congressional Action in the Energy Transition
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  • February 4, 2022 – Energy Transitions
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  • February 5, 2021 – Pollution Solutions
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  • January 24, 2020 – Navigating Legal Waters
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  • February 15, 2019 – Decommissioning From Shore to Offshore
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  • February 23, 2018 – Disruptive Technologies
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  • March 4, 2016 – Emerging Issues at the Intersection of Energy and Natural Resources
  • March 12-13, 2015 – An International Offshore Oil and Gas Comparison: UK, Norway, USA

Symposium Objective and Purpose

In this Symposium, the LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources will discuss the important role critical minerals will play in the energy sector over the coming decades. The Symposium will address the following legal topics:

• Brine Unitization for Lithium Production
• The Four Rs to Stabilize Critical Mineral Supplies for Renewable Energy
• Critical Minerals and Metals Derivatives Markets
• The Energy Transition & Seabed Mining
• Critical Minerals, Rare Earth Elements and the Opportunities for Circular Economies in a U.S. Supply Chain
• Who has the Right to Extract Lithium from Subsurface Brines?

JELR’s symposium has been approved for 5.25 hour(s) of credit.

Course Title: Critical Minerals: From Mining to Markets, Legal and Policy Challenges in the Global Race for Critical Minerals Course #: 5170250131

About the LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources

The LSU Journal of Energy Law and Resources (JELR) is a student-edited academic journal at the Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center committed to developing and promoting a variety of topics in the purview of energy law. The JELR’s membership consists of second and third-year students attending the LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center. The JELR is accepting submissions for publication for Volume XIII. Learn more about their submission requirements here.