Towards more sustainable management of material resources in Europe
Review of available data and knowledge for the Raw Materials Information System (RMIS)
Raw materials are essential for modern economies and the transition to a climate-neutral and sustainable Europe as laid out in the European Green Deal (EGD). However, obtaining raw materials can also be associated with adverse environmental and social impacts along the supply chain. Europe is dependent on raw material imports, e.g., for metal and metalloids required for low-carbon technologies or modern information and communication systems. Achieving the ambitious goals of the EGD, therefore, requires robust knowledge and data on primary and secondary material flows and stocks to better manage these and strengthen the competitiveness of European industry.
Against this background, the European Commission’s (EC) Raw Materials Information System (RMIS) aims at providing a structured knowledge base related to non-fuel, non-agricultural raw materials from primary to secondary sources. Among the RMIS’ overarching goals are to facilitate: (1) the availability, coherence, and quality of knowledge required by EU raw materials policies and EC services, and (2) access to key raw materials information from knowledge bases within and beyond Europe.
This report summarizes results of an ongoing cooperation between the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the EC Joint Research Centre (JRC) on compiling knowledge around the security and sustainability of raw materials and supporting the further development of the JRC's Raw Materials Information System (RMIS)
NUSS Philip;
POHJALAINEN Elina;
BACHER John;
MANOOCHEHRI Shahrzad;
D'ELIA Eleonora;
MANFREDI Simone;
JENSEN Peder;
2022-11-28
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC131263
978-92-76-59298-3 (online),
1831-9424 (online),
EUR 31325 EN,
OP KJ-NA-31-325-EN-N (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC131263,
10.2760/57936 (online),
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