What's Next for the Value Chain?

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Current manufacturing at the moment is dependent on a very complex six continent just in time supply grid. I think it will become more regional. And we will see the components part of the value chain crash. For example, microchips to go into cars are becoming a problem. Therefore, cars are not being produced as much anymore. We will start seeing that in other sectors.

On this episode, mining and geology expert Simon Michaux returns to give a preliminary framework for responses to the coming energy and material constraints described in the previous episode. This includes both practical thoughts for how to organize communities around resources and also a shift in mindset from short term to long-term and from competition to cooperation. How do we simultaneously lay out all of the biophysical constraints on the table so that we can begin preparing for and adapting to a changing future?

About Simon Michaux

Dr. Simon Michaux is an Associate Professor of Geometallurgy at the Geological Survey of Finland. He has a PhD in mining engineering. Dr. Michaux’s long-term work is on societal transformation toward a circular economy.

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