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【2.14】
2.14每日一篇|熊猫外刊精读
strategic?resources：Mining?muddle
Europehaslotsoflithium,but?struggles?togetitoutoftheground
【1】EUROPEMAYnotbeaswell?endowed?whenitcomestolithiumasAustralia,ChinaandChile,butitisstillhometoan?estimated?5%oftheworld’s?reserves?oftherarewhite?metal.Yetit?currently?produces?nexttononeofthestuff,whichis?crucial?formakingelectric-vehicle(EV)?batteries?andenergy-storage?systems.Itstillreliesonimported?refined?lithiumthatusuallycomesfromChina.PandaForeignMagazine?intensive?Reading:RespectforOriginality,PiracyMustBePunished
【2】TheEUwantstochangethat,inthenameof?autonomy.TheEU’s?critical?raw?materials?Act,whichcameintoforcelastMay,aimstoensurethatatleast?10%oftheEU’slithiumneeds,aswithother?critical?raw?materials,aremetfromhome-grownsourcesby?2030.Italsospecifiesthatnomorethan?65%ofannual?consumption?oftheseproductsshouldbe?sourced?fromanysinglecountry.Atfirst?glance?thesetargetsappear?eminently?achievable,givenEurope’s?untapped?reserves.Ifanything,the?10%productiongoalseems?modest.Europeanlithiumcould?potentially?meethalfoftheregion’sdemand,orevenmore.
【3】ButthejobofgettinglithiumoutofEuropeangroundisnoteasy.The?metal?ismostlyfoundinhard-rock?deposits.Open-pit?mines?arelarge,polluting,water-intensive?andnoisy.Plannedprojectsareopposedbythenot-in-my-backyard?crowd?andalsobyenvironmentalgroups.PandaForeignMagazine?intensive?Reading:RespectforOriginality,PiracyMustBePunished
【4】TakeSerbia,hometohugelithium?deposits?intheJadar?valley,inthewestofthecountry.RioTinto,amining?giant,hasbeentryingtoadvanceaprojectthereforover?20?years,butprogresshasbeenstop-start.Awaveof?protests?in?2021-22?forcedthegovernmentto?revoke?Rio’s?licence;itwas?reinstated?inJuly?2024?afterfreshassessments.Thegovernmenthas?hinted?thatthefirmmaybe
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