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The low-carbon transition triggered a proliferation of critical minerals-related strategies and public policies around the globe. The EU is no exception: the 2023 Critical Raw Materials Act sets targets for increasing European extraction (10% of its annual consumption), refining (40%), and recycling (25%).
This is a major challenge, both in terms of speed of adaptations, complexity and social acceptability.
This note highlights several obstacles and discusses possible solutions. It particularly stresses the overall need for cross-sector policies to increase material sufficiency.