European Economic
and Social Committee
Critical Raw Materials Act - Related links
European Commission
- REPowerEU: affordable, secure and sustainable energy for Europe – European Commission (2022)
- EU strategic dependencies and capacities: second stage of in-depth reviews – European Commission (2022)Critical Raw Materials Resilience: Charting a Path towards greater Security and Sustainability - European Commission (2022)
- Critical Raw Materials for Strategic Technologies and Sectors in the EU - A Foresight Study, European Commission (2022)
- Strategic dependencies and capacities - A Foresight Study, European Commission (2021)
- Strategic dependencies and capacities - A Foresight Study, European Commission (2022)
- Tackling the Challenges in Commodity Markets and on Raw Materials - European Commission (2011)
- On the review of the list of critical raw materials for the EU and the implementation of the Raw Materials Initiative - European Commission (2013)
- The 2017 list of Critical Raw Materials for the EU - European Commission (2017)
- Critical Raw Materials Resilience: Charting a Path towards greater Security and Sustainability - European Commission (2020)
- Methodology for establishing the EU list of critical raw materials: Guidelines - European Commission (2017)
- Report on critical raw materials and the circular economy - European Commission (2018)
- Recovery of critical and other raw materials from mining waste and landfills - European Commission (2019)
- A New Industrial Strategy for Europe - European Commission (2020)
- Circular Economy Action Plan: For a Cleaner and more Competitive Europe - European Commission (2020)
- Net-Zero Industry Act: Making the EU the home of clean technologies manufacturing and green jobs - European Commission Press Release (16/03/2023)
- Commission announces actions to make Europe's raw materials supply more secure and sustainable – European commission Press Release (03/09/2020)
OECD
- Critical Minerals: Responsible supply chains for a sustainable future – The Forum Network, OECD (2022)
- The Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions – World Energy Outlook Special Report, OECD (2021)
- OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas - Guidelines for multinational enterprises, OECD (2016)
- The supply of critical raw materials endangered by Russia’s war on Ukraine – OECD Policy Response (2022)
- Costs and Value of Due Diligence in Mineral Supply Chains - OECD Position Paper (2021)
- Interconnected supply chains: a comprehensive look at due diligence challenges and opportunities sourcing cobalt and copper from the Democratic Republic of the Congo - OECD Working Paper (2019)
- Promoting coherence between standards on responsible mineral supply chains: The OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Standard - OECD (2020)
- Interconnected supply chains: a comprehensive look at due diligence challenges and opportunities sourcing cobalt and copper from the Democratic Republic of the Congo - OECD (2019)
- OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas - Monitoring and Evaluation Framework OECD (2022)
European Parliament
- European Parliament resolution of 24 November 2021 on a European strategy for critical raw materials (2021/2011(INI)) – European Parliament (2021)
- Regulation (EU) 2017/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 laying down supply chain due diligence obligations for Union importers of tin, tantalum and tungsten, their ores, and gold originating from conflict-affected and high-risk areas - Document 32017R0821, European Parliament (2020)
- Critical raw materials in EU external policies: Improving access and raising global standards – European Parliament Briefing (2021)
- Critical raw materials: The EU should secure its own supply – European Parliament Press Release (24/11/2021)
- Parliament’s views on a new EU industrial strategy and on critical raw materials - European Parliament Briefing (2023)
- New EU industrial strategy: the challenges to tackle - European Parliament Briefing (2022)
- Green Deal Industrial Plan: securing the EU’s clean tech leadership - European Parliament Press Release (2023)
Additional information
- Versailles Declaration - Informal meeting of the Heads of State or Government, 10 and 11 March 2022
- The Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions – IEA Report, (2021)
- Demand for critical raw materials in EVs – IEA Technical Report, (2020)
- Clean energy demand for critical minerals set to soar as the world pursues net zero goals – IEA Report, (2021)
- EU launches critical raw materials act – EUObserver article (16/03/2023)
- Critical Raw Materials Act: Can Europe achieve its ambitious goals? – Euractiv Article (17/03/2023)
- LEAK: EU Commission wants 10% of critical raw materials mined in Europe - Euractiv Article (07/03/2023)
- Strengthening European supply of critical raw materials is vital for Green Deal and resilience of key industries – Committee of the Regions Press Release (17/03/2021)
- Critical Raw Materials – UNECE Sustainable Development Goals (2023)
- United Nations Resource Management System: An overview of concepts, objectives and requirements (ECE ENERGY SERIES No. 68) – UNECE (2020)
- Designing and Planning for Circularity – UNECE (2020)
- Policy Brief: Transforming Extractive Industries for Sustainable Development – UNECE Policy Brief (2021)
Dedicated websites (see also Additional information and Stakeholder groups sections)
- European Industrial Strategy – European Commission
- 2050 Long-term Strategy – European Commission
Stakeholder groups
- European Raw Materials Alliance – ERMA Homepage
- EIT Raw Materials – Innovation Community, European Institute of Innovation and Technology
- CRM Alliance - The Critical Raw Materials Alliance
- IMA Europe – Industrial Minerals association Europe
- Euromines – Association of European metals and minerals mining industry