14/04/2023
Strategic minerals: being or not being decarbonization and the digital transformation of the EU (reissue).- Mar Hidalgo García
Since the 1970s – with the establishment of the Raw Materials Supply Group – one of Europe’s objectives has been to achieve a secure supply of raw materials for the industrial sector. The health crisis caused by the coronavirus has led to the reinforcement of this concept within the EU, especially as regards the supply of certain mineral materials that are key to three strategic sectors: renewable energy, e-mobility and defense/aerospace. .
For this purpose, the European Commission has presented an Action Plan for critical raw materials. With it, it is intended to move towards greater strategic autonomy in certain essential minerals in the technologies necessary to carry out the long-awaited green and digital transition.
Document prepared by Mar Hidalgo Garcia. IEEE Analyst.