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Mining the Green Deal
In January 2023, the mining company LKAB announced the discovery of Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth elements in Kiruna, northern Sweden. LKAB’s CEO described this as
good news, not only for LKAB, the region and the Swedish people, but also for Europe and the climate. This is the largest known deposit of rare earth elemen
How Europe is vying for rare earth independence from China.
The EU is aiming to increase its own production of rare earth metals, led by a facility in France.
#EU #CriticalRawMaterialsAct #RareEarth #Minerals #Industry #Business #Economy #France #LaRochelle
Europe wants Sweden’s minerals. That’s more bad news for the Sami.
Sweden’s constitution recognises the Sami’s right to use land for reindeer herding. However, these rights exist alongside competing property claims.
Lacking a clear legal framework, communities are forced to fight industrial expansion in courts or corporate boardrooms.
#Europe #Sweden #Sami #Minerals #Reindeer #Kiruna #EU #Arctic #CriticalRawMaterialsAct
Europe makes slow progress on critical minerals as US and China lead the way.
In the last 30 years, Europe has outsourced its mining needs to other regions of the world, and has stopped looking for the resources it had right at home, experts say.
#Europe #Minerals #RareEarth #Mining #EU #CriticalRawMaterialsAct #CRMA #Tech #SolarPanels #Batteries #ElectricCars #EV #Manufacturing #Engineering
Deutschland verfügt durchaus über Vorkommen wichtiger Rohstoffe für die Industrie, aber der Bergbau wurde nahezu komplett eingestellt. Doch nun treten zahlreiche Start-ups an, das zu ändern und die EU macht mit dem „Critical Raw Materials Act“ strenge Vorgaben
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