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Having a shared vision for
sustainable resource management
Alessandra Hool, ESM Foundation, Switzerland
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“A number of different standards have evolved
over time in response to local or industry-specific
requirements, but we are now called to serve
the needs of a globalized economy. As a result,
there has been growing interest in re-expressing
earlier work in the form of common and
universally-applicable standards.”
UNFC (2009), Foreword
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World-wide demand for energy
Source: United Nations, 2015
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Expected investments in power generation
technologies
Source: Bloomberg New Energy Outlook, 2017
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Projected annual global
light duty vehicle sales
Source: Bloomberg Electric Vehicle Outlook, 2018
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Raw materials used for energy technologies
Source: Armin Reller and Volker Zepf, University of Augsburg
Projected global metal demand forbatteries in passenger EVs
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Source: Bloomberg Electric Vehicle Outlook, 2018
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Demand for metals - implications across the
value chain, example electric vehicles
Source: Glencore Annual Report, 2017
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-> A secure and clean raw materials supply
base is the prerequisite to ensure global
access to clean energy and mobility
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Source: US National Research Council (2008)
Assessing raw materials criticality
Factors influencing supply security
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Source: IRTC Project, 2019 (in progress)Source: Jo Dewulf, Gian-Andrea Blengini, David Pennington, 2016
Indicators in different approaches on materials criticality
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Source: Mayer (2015): Measuring Criticality of Raw Materials
Data bases of different methodologies
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Source: IRTC Project, 2019 (in progress)
Different views, different outcomes –estimated criticality of selected raw materials
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Source: IRTC Project, 2019 (in progress)
Method Scope Cobalt Gallium Germanium Lithium Tantalum Tungsten
Augsburg European companies High high N/A High High N/A
BRGM French industry High Low Low Medium Medium High
China China High N/A N/A High N/A High
iCIRCE Global High high High High High High
EU Europe High high High Medium High High
JRC (Moss et al.) tbd Medium High Medium/high N/A Medium N/A
KIRAM/KITECH South Korea High High N/A Medium N/A Low
NEDO Japan Low low Low High Low High
NIES Japan Low low N/A N/A N/A N/A
NRC USA N/A N/A N/A Low Low N/A
NSTC Global Low high High Low High High
Oakdene Hollins tbd Low Low Low N/A N/A Low
SCARCE tbd Medium High Medium/high Low Medium High
Thomason tbd High high High Low High High
Yale (env. implications) Environment Low low Low Low Low Low
Yale (supply risk, long term) Global Medium medium Medium Low Low Low
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-> Criticality assessments could inform on
priority materials in a global context if there
is agreement on data sources, scope, time-
scale and whom/what to protect
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“Stories of stuff” – more than just supply chains
Source: Armin Reller and Volker Zepf, University of Augsburg
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End-of-Life Recycling Input Rate in the EU28
Source: JRC (2018)
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Education in sustainable management of
critical raw materials - discussing the big picture
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Setting the scene
Analysis
Solutions
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-> A global understanding is needed to face
the challenges of providing sustainable
supply bases for world-wide demand of
materials for sustainable technologies
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• Sustainable development is fundamentally linked to the access
to critical raw materials.
• It is crucial to define objectives on how to competently and
responsibly manage raw materials along the whole value chain,
considering impact on people, planet and prosperity.
• Reliable data and effective policy interventions can only be
developed in a defined framework and require improved
collaboration of all involved actors.
Conclusions