Peter Tom Jones is the director of the
KU Leuven Institute for Sustainable Metals and Minerals (
SIM2), an interdisciplinary team of researchers and innovators who are dedicated to developing and implementing circular and low-carbon solutions for the processing of metals that are essential for a sustainable society.
Additionally, Jones is the author of several books (e.g. Terra Incognita, Klimaatcrisis) on the environmental crisis and the transition to a climate-neutral, circular economy, and the presenter of several documentaries (e.g. Responsible mining in Europe, Made in Europe: from mine to Electric Vehicle).