{"id":13659,"date":"2022-05-11T19:02:09","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T17:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/non-classifiee\/the-eu-must-rapidly-organize-its-supply-in-order-to-meet-its-climate-targets\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T15:51:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T14:51:12","slug":"the-eu-must-rapidly-organize-its-supply-in-order-to-meet-its-climate-targets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/the-eu-must-rapidly-organize-its-supply-in-order-to-meet-its-climate-targets\/","title":{"rendered":"The EU must rapidly organize its supply in order to meet its climate targets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tatsu-HJXyEvYLq tatsu-section  tatsu-fullscreen tatsu-bg-overlay   tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class=\"tatsu-fullscreen-wrap\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"90px 0% 90px 0%\"}' data-padding-top='90px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-HkeQJ4wKUc\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-column-no-bg tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-ryWQ1EvF85\"  data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-Bk7XkNDKLq   \" ><style>.tatsu-Bk7XkNDKLq .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner tatsu-align-center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"swatch-white\">A report published on April 25 by Eurom\u00e9taux, the European association of metal producers, warns that &#8220;Europe has a window of opportunity to avoid bottlenecks for several materials that are likely to be subject to global shortages at the end of this decade&#8221;.&nbsp;By 2030, several materials are likely to be in short supply worldwide due to the global boom in renewable energies and electric vehicles.&nbsp;Demand for metals needed for the energy transition is set to explode between now and 2050: +3,500% for lithium, +2,600% for dysprosium (rare earths), +330% for cobalt.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"swatch-white\">According to the researchers, solutions do exist, but we need to act quickly. Indeed, by 2050, 40% to 75% of needs could be covered by recycling, provided Europe invests in infrastructure and raises its mandatory recycling rates.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap align-block block-center  tatsu-HyEm1EDtIc   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.novethic.fr\/actualite\/infographies\/isr-rse\/lithium-terres-rares-cobalt-l-infographie-qui-explique-pourquoi-la-transition-energetique-europeenne-est-menacee-150749.html?utm_source=Abonn%C3%A9s+Novethic&amp;utm_campaign=8e1f4a293b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_05_05_03_22&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_2876b612e6-8e1f4a293b-171618278\" style=\"\" aria-label=\"Novethic (FR)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Novethic (FR)<\/a><style>.tatsu-HyEm1EDtIc .tatsu-button{background-color: rgba(232,219,208,1);color: rgba(127,128,133,1) ;}.tatsu-HyEm1EDtIc .tatsu-button:hover{background-color: rgba(0,0,0,1);color: rgba(255,255,255,1) ;}<\/style><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-inline-text clearfix tatsu-H14J_DFL9   \" ><style>.tatsu-H14J_DFL9 .tatsu-inline-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;}<\/style><div class=\"tatsu-inline-text-inner tatsu-align-center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Still on the subject of recycling, scientists believe it is urgent to speed up the recycling of electronic waste, as extracting precious metals from the earth to manufacture new gadgets is not sustainable.  <\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">One study has estimated that the global mountain of discarded electronics will weigh 57 million tonnes in 2021 alone.  <\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) believes that a global effort is now needed to exploit this waste, rather than exploiting the Earth.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-normal-button tatsu-button-wrap align-block block-center  tatsu-r1-ldwtLq   \"><a class=\"tatsu-shortcode mediumbtn tatsu-button left-icon circular   bg-animation-none  \" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/science-environment-61350996\" style=\"\" aria-label=\"BBC (EN)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC (EN)<\/a><style>.tatsu-r1-ldwtLq .tatsu-button{background-color: rgba(232,219,208,1);color: rgba(127,128,133,1) ;}.tatsu-r1-ldwtLq .tatsu-button:hover{background-color: rgba(0,0,0,1);color: rgba(255,255,255,1) ;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-ryWQ1EvF85.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-ryWQ1EvF85.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: none;}.tatsu-ryWQ1EvF85 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-ryWQ1EvF85 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-ryWQ1EvF85 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-ryWQ1EvF85 > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-section-background-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-section-background\" ><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-overlay tatsu-section-overlay\"><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-HJXyEvYLq.tatsu-section{background-color: rgba(0,0,0,1);}.tatsu-HJXyEvYLq .tatsu-section-background{background-image: url(https:\/\/lameche.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Tansition-e\u0301nerge\u0301tique-Terres-rares-Me\u0301taux-pre\u0301cieux-UE.jpg);background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: center center;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-HJXyEvYLq .tatsu-bg-blur{background-repeat: no-repeat;background-attachment: scroll;background-position: center center;background-size: cover;}.tatsu-HJXyEvYLq .tatsu-section-pad{padding: 90px 0% 90px 0%;}.tatsu-HJXyEvYLq > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-HJXyEvYLq > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-HJXyEvYLq .tatsu-section-overlay{background: rgba(0,0,0,0.46);mix-blend-mode: normal;}.tatsu-HJXyEvYLq .tatsu-fullscreen-wrap{align-items: center;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, Europe is heavily dependent on imports of ores and precious metals to ensure its energy transition. It depends on Russia for aluminum, nickel and copper, but also to a large extent on China for rare earths, the Congo for cobalt, and South America for lithium, silicon and zinc. The energy transition could be slowed down by supply problems.<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/news-from-the-front\/the-eu-must-rapidly-organize-its-supply-in-order-to-meet-its-climate-targets\/\" class=\"exp-read-more exp-read-more-underlined\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-from-the-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13659"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13672,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13659\/revisions\/13672"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lameche.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}