Future raw materials demand, supply and sustainability in the face of climate change

Europäische Kommission - Horizon Europe

RAWCLIC’s main goal is to develop knowledge on the future raw materials demand, supply and associated environmental impacts induced by the energy and digital transition in the EU, and to support fact-based industry- and policy- decision-making enabling this transition. RAWCLIC revolutionizes the development and analysis of likely future scenarios of raw material demand and supply, considering challenges and opportunities as to material substitution, future raw material potential (geological and urban mine) deposits, processing technologies, circular use of materials, geopolitical shifts, and induced environmental impacts.

RAWCLIC enables to identify the i) challenges, and associated risks to supply, ii) opportunities, and iii) potential mitigation measures, at technology, sectoral and EU-levels. It improves and expands existing models, and develops new ones, to assess and analyse the future demand, supply from secondary and primary sources, and environmental effects (including climate change, waste generation, land and water use, and biodiversity impacts).

The models are applied to a selection of 20 raw materials justified in the context of the twin transition, while ensuring replicability for future modelling exercises. Modelling activities are harmonized and integrated into pathways and strategies facilitating the twin transition while accounting for crucial risks regarding RMs bottlenecks. RAWCLIC ultimately develops a coherent roadmap for global decision makers working in research, policy, and industry to achieve the twin transition.

This project is funded by the European Union under Horizon EU research and innovation programm.