{"id":3592,"date":"2023-03-21T19:00:32","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T17:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/en\/?p=3592"},"modified":"2024-03-18T11:47:23","modified_gmt":"2024-03-18T09:47:23","slug":"eu-critical-raw-materials-act-sustainable-supply-of-critical-raw-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicola-bernard.de\/en\/eu-critical-raw-materials-act-sustainable-supply-of-critical-raw-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"EU-Critical Raw Materials Act: Sustainable supply of critical raw materials"},"content":{"rendered":"

The European economy depends on a secure supply of critical raw materials. Be it for the growing energy sector or the digital industry. At the same time, recent crises have shown us how easily supposedly secure supply chains can break down.<\/p>\n

With the aim of ensuring a secure, diversified and sustainable supply of critical raw materials for the EU, the EU Commission proposed a package of measures on March 16, 2023.<\/p>\n

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Significance for climate protection<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the press release on the topic, the President of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, emphasized the importance of the EU Critical Raw Materials Act for climate protection: “This regulation will bring us a step closer to achieving our climate goals. <\/div><\/div>

[…] Raw materials are of crucial importance when it comes to developing key technologies such as wind power generation, hydrogen storage or batteries, which we need for the green and digital transformation,” von der Leyen said.<\/p>\n

Specific objectives of the EU Critical Raw Materials Act<\/strong><\/p>\n

The EU Commission’s proposal includes the following points, among others:<\/p>\n