Clean-Mineral/Climate friendly mineral supply chains in transition to the green economy

The aim of this project is to contribute to addressing global concern over how to enhance the resilience of supply for key energy minerals while upholding sustainable development goals. To achieve this aim, this research project focuses on the value chains of the raw materials used in lithium-ion batteries, a key component of electric vehicles and battery storage systems.

The project relies on the following necessary steps:

• Evaluating the approaches and strategies adopted by stakeholders involved in the value chains of battery raw materials to discern and categorize current gaps and opportunities.
• Predicting future regional and global mining production of battery raw materials to provide a knowledge base on the dynamics of future supply security.
• Assessing the multi-layer trade networks of battery raw materials to simulate the propagation of supply disruptions.
• Applying a comparative legal analysis to examine how different jurisdictions regulate the supply security of key energy minerals in relation to the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act.

The outcomes of these steps are used to develop a framework that facilitates a resilient supply of key energy minerals and, consequently, a green transition.

Facts

Duration: 2022-2026
Funding: This research is financed by the Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development (Formas).