Permitting will make or break the EU’s critical raw materials resilience
LKAB welcomes the European Commission's proposal on the Critical Raw Materials Regulation. While the proposal provides encouraging signs that Europe is serious about reaching its climate goals by 2030 and beyond, it also shows that Europe still faces many challenges on the road ahead.To boost the EU’s resource resilience, the European Commission proposes that at least 10% of the EU's annual consumption of strategic raw materials (SRMs) should be extracted within Europe by 2030. LKAB supports an even more ambitious target, but it is questionable whether these goals can be met. The special