Europe’s path to climate neutrality depends on critical minerals (lithium, rare earths, nickel, cobalt), which are all increasingly being weaponised in today's World of Fortresses (dixit Mark Carney). This situation is further exacerbated as a result of (another) war in the Middle East. While recycling and circularity are essential, they cannot fully meet the scale […]

The HE projects LITHOS, EXCEED, and XTRACT are co-organizing a capacity-building webinar on April 29 at 13:00 CET focusing on sustainability assessment, (Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA) and Techno Economical Assessment (TEA) in mining and processing activities for critical raw materials (CRMs) production. The agenda includes the following topics: Introduction to LCA of CRMs: […]

Join us for LITHOS 2nd Capacity-Building Webinar focused on low-cost and sustainable routes for developing new pathways for processing and refining lithium in Europe. The webinar features two high-level presentations followed by a brief Q&A: Strategies, Opportunities, and Challenges for the Development of LCIs for Battery Raw Materials” (11:00–12:00 CET) - Dr. Aina Mas Fons — […]