Roskill has released a briefing paper on the EU ad-hoc working group on defining critical raw materials’ recent report. This is the first report released by the working group since the original study in 2010. According to Roskill: ‘The new report uses the same quantitative methodology as the original study, which classifies materials as “critical” through analysis of two key factors: economic importance and supply risk.’ In the briefing paper, Roskill offers an overview of the report findings and quantitative methodology. It also outlines the advantages of analysing factors not covered by the EU study with the aim of establishing ‘a more nuanced understanding of supply risk’.
The Swiss Agency for Development funds a limestone calcined clay clinker cement developed by an EPFL-led consortium; while start-ups present eco-friendly naturally grown bricks and solar paneled roads.
Annual MPA/RTPI Mineral Planning Conference took place in Birmingham, UK, recently, with the theme: ‘Sustainable Minerals Supply – Are We There Yet? The Influence of the National Planning Policy Framework’.
According to reports, a national carbon market – the biggest in the world – could be in place in China by 2018, subsequent to the completion of the seven pilot schemes currently ongoing.