Critical mineral supply chains cannot be truly secure, reliable, and resilient unless they are also sustainable and responsible. Growing demand for critical minerals arising from the clean energy transition will mean new mines, processing facilities and refineries, which can bring attendant risks of harm to the environment, workers, communities, and societies.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has published the report “Sustainable and Responsible Critical Mineral Supply Chains: Guidance for Policy Makers” that explores how the environmental, social and governance impacts of mining and processing operations can limit the critical mineral supplies needed for clean energy transitions and outlines five key recommendations for policy makers to ensure that critical mineral supply chains are sustainable and responsible. It also includes an extensive analysis on six priority areas that have important implications for supply security: water, greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity, human rights, communities, and corruption.
This report includes over 200 new policies, laws and regulations and includes a special focus on policies aimed at environmental, social and governance issues.
You can access the report here
