Descripción del proyecto
La carrera por las materias primas fundamentales
Las materias primas fundamentales (MPF) son esenciales para la economía moderna. Sin minerales como el litio, el cobalto y el cobre, los avances en la digitalización y las tecnologías de energía renovable serían limitados. Teniendo esto en cuenta, el equipo del proyecto CIRAN, financiado con fondos europeos, desarrollará procesos para equilibrar el deseo de la sociedad de proteger áreas de importancia ambiental y la creciente necesidad de MPF por parte de la sociedad a través de fuentes nacionales dentro de la Unión Europea. En concreto, se examinarán los procedimientos de concesión de permisos basados en políticas actuales y marcos novedosos de contratos sociales. En el marco de CIRAN se reunirán expertos externos interesados y se promoverá una comunidad de práctica. Los expertos ayudarán en el análisis de políticas, factores económicos, tecnologías, minería, gobernanza local, capital social, conservación de la naturaleza y necesidades de protección de la biodiversidad.
Objetivo
CIRAN will develop, test and validate processes to arrive at systemic policy-making, balancing environmental protection and societal needs for accessing critical raw materials (CRMs). This will be achieved through: 1) streamlined permitting procedures in environmentally protected areas; 2) modern policies and social contract frameworks that reconcile the protection of environmentally sensitive areas and domestic sourcing of CRMs in the EU; and 3) the development of a community of practice to support the uptake of the CIRAN recommendation and that will remain active after the project funding period.
CIRAN proposes a logical framework that justifies extraction on the basis of a system-oriented assessment and the co-creation of knowledge (i.e. tested and validated by communities located in or nearby environmentally protected areas). It will create novel social contract models identifying rights, obligations and responsibilities of governments (national/regional), communities and mine operators, capable of dealing with transformations and challenges due to climate change.
As a distinctive feature, CIRAN brings together 25 external experts on the environmental, political, social, economic, and technological factors that will shape the energy transition responses and the demand for CRMs. These experts, organised in four Expert Groups (EGs), will work with the Consortium, conveying insights on policy-making and -implementation, economic drivers, technologies, mining, local governance, social capital, nature conservation and biodiversity. The EGs will actively engage in CIRAN through synergetic processes combining analysis and deliberation, and participation in project workshops and structured consultations (e.g. focus groups, foresight analysis).
The Consortium is geared to develop inclusive policy-making instruments that support the EU Green Deal and UN-led reforms to reach the climate commitments and sustainable development goals.
Ámbito científico
- social sciencessociologygovernance
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringmining and mineral processing
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy
Palabras clave
Programa(s)
Convocatoria de propuestas
HORIZON-CL4-2022-RESILIENCE-01
Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoriaRégimen de financiación
HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support ActionsCoordinador
1000 Bruxelles / Brussel
Bélgica
Organización definida por ella misma como pequeña y mediana empresa (pyme) en el momento de la firma del acuerdo de subvención.