Abstract
(Englisch)
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RAWCLIC’s main goal is to develop knowledge on the future raw materials (RMs) demand, supply and associated environmental
impacts induced by the twin transition in the EU, and to support fact-based industry- and policy- decision-making enabling this transition.
RAWCLIC revolutionizes the development and analysis of likely future scenarios of RMs demand and supply, considering challenges
and opportunities as to material substitution, future RMs potential (geological and urban mine) deposits, processing technologies, circular
use of materials, geopolitical shifts, and induced environmental impacts. It enables to identify the i) challenges, and associated risks to
supply, ii) opportunities, and iii) potential mitigation measures, at technology, sectoral and EU-levels. It improves and expands existing
models, and develops new ones, to assess and analyse the future demand (WP2), supply from secondary (WP3) and primary (WP4)
sources, and environmental effects (including climate change, waste generation, land and water use, and biodiversity impacts; WP5). The
models are applied to a selection of 20 RMs justified in the context of the twin transition, while ensuring replicability for future modelling
exercises. Modelling activities are harmonized (WP1), and integrated into pathways and strategies facilitating the twin transition while
accounting for crucial risks regarding RMs bottlenecks (WP6). RAWCLIC ultimately develops a coherent roadmap for global decision
makers working in research, policy, and industry to achieve the twin transition. Industry stakeholders from across the value chain of
the focus RMs are in regular dialogue with the project, in a mutually-beneficial collaboration (WP7). This includes engagement with
downstream industries in energy and digital technologies to support their resilience, and with upstream mining and refining stakeholders
to support their decarbonisation objectives.
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