Description du projet
La course aux matières premières critiques
Les matières premières critiques (MPC) sont vitales pour notre économie moderne. Sans les minéraux tels que le lithium, le cobalt et le cuivre, les progrès dans les domaines de la numérisation et des technologies des énergies renouvelables s’en verraient limités. Dans ce contexte, le projet CIRAN, financé par l’UE, mettra au point des processus visant à équilibrer le désir de la société de protéger les zones sensibles d’un point de vue environnemental et l’appétit croissant de la société pour les MPC en s’approvisionnant auprès de fournisseurs nationaux au sein de l’UE. Plus particulièrement, le projet passera en revue les procédures d’autorisation fondées sur des politiques modernes et des cadres de contrats sociaux innovants. CIRAN réunira des experts et des parties prenantes externes et favorisera la mise en place d’une communauté de pratique. Les experts contribueront à l’analyse des besoins en termes de politiques, de moteurs économiques, de technologies, d’exploitation minière, de gouvernance locale, de capital social, de conservation de la nature et de protection de la biodiversité.
Objectif
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.
Champ scientifique
- 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
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HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support ActionsCoordinateur
1000 Bruxelles / Brussel
Belgique
L’entreprise s’est définie comme une PME (petite et moyenne entreprise) au moment de la signature de la convention de subvention.