Raw Materials University day Future, needs and opportunities

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1 Raw Materials University day Future, needs and opportunities GREEK MINING ENTERPRISES ASSOCIATION (GMEA) Raw Materials Initiative (R.M.I) and Implementation of the 2 nd pillar: Best Practices-National Policies for the exploitation of mineral resources, Innovation Partnership. EU strategy for Resource Efficiency. Christos Kavalopoulos General Director GMEA

2 Raw Materials Initiative (R.M.I)

3 R.M.I and Implementation of the 2 nd pillar Second Pillar: Foster sustainable supply of raw materials from European sources. Key points: Right framework conditions in place: Access to land is a key requirement for the extractive industry, appropriate land use planning. Speed up the permit process for exploration and extractive activities. The sustainable supply of raw materials in EU requires improved knowledge base of material deposits within the EU.

4 Improved knowledge base of mineral deposits within EU. Activated national geological surveys, involved in land use planning. Network between the national geological surveys, exchanging the information and the data for EU mineral resources. Resolve competition between Natura 2000 legislation and extractive industry. No absolute exclusion of extractive operations in Natura 2000 sites. Creation and implementation of Natura 2000 Guidance (done in ).

5 R.M.I and Implementation of the 2 nd pillar Promote research projects and innovation on exploration technologies, deep mining, smart mining, new extraction technologies environmentally friendly. Innovation Partnership between Member States. Public awareness of the importance of domestic raw materials for National and European economy. Effective partnership between industry, universities, geological surveys etc. Reduce skills shortage of mining industry.

6 R.M.I and Implementation of the 2 nd pillar Exchanging best practice on land use planning, permitting and geological knowledge sharing. Ad-hoc Working Group as sub-group of the Raw Materials Supply Group, chaired by European Commission.

7 Best Practices National Minerals Policy A National Minerals Policy has to ensure that the mineral resources are provided to society in an economically viable way, harmonized with other national policies and based on sustainable development principals. Land use planning: Complete geological knowledge base, define certain minerals of local and national importance, estimation of the long term demand for these materials, translate those information into a spatial plan.

8 Best Practices Land use planning. Ensure fair and equal consideration of all potential uses of land including the eventual extraction of raw materials. Authorisation. Minerals exploration and extraction authorisation or licensing system in EU is complex, time-consuming and expensive. The minerals industry is often required to obtain numerous permits.

9 Best Practices Achieving Technical, Environmental and Social Excellence. Is recommended the use of codes of practice as important instruments to achieve environmental, technical and social excellence: General good business contact and voluntary codes. Sustainable development codes. Safety codes. Environmental protection codes. Improvement of Geological Knowledge Base as a tool for decision and policy making. Achieving synergies between Geo-Surveys.

10 Provide public data for policy making. Best Practices Geological Knowledge Base Facilitate investments in extractive industry. Provide minerals intelligence. In order to achieve all those previously mentioned is recommended Member States to elaborate and apply an integrated National Policy for the exploitation of Mineral Resources.

11 Greek National Policy for the exploitation of Mineral Resources. It was announced on Main principles: The National Policy (NP) for the strategic planning and exploitation of the mineral resources acknowledges the importance of the Mineral Raw Materials (MRM) that contribute to progress and development, ensure a high living standard and create a competitive national and regional economy and new job positions. The NP must also ensure that the MRM are produced and distributed to the society in conformity with the constitutional principle of sustainable development.

12 NP for Mineral Resources Main Principles. The NP must be stable and transparent; it must also be able to be adjusted depending on the social and economic conditions or with a view of protecting the natural and anthropogenic environment. The NP must be in harmony with other national policies. That policy and all its different aspects of implementation can only be the outcome of a wide dialogue, information and public consultation both at a national, regional and local level. The NP requires as a basic tool a simplified, codified and updated regulatory framework.

13 NP for Mineral Resources. Main goals: The sufficient and constant supply of MRM to the society in a sustainable financial way that is harmonized with the national sectoral development policies of other activities. The enhancement and implementation of the best practices that prevent or reduce and, finally, rehabilitate, to the greatest extent possible, the impact of the extractive industry to the environment and human health. The MRM saving through best eco-efficient production practices.

14 NP for Mineral Resources Main Goals The upgrade and support of all University departments and faculties of geosciences through the adequate funding by all types of available programs of the Ministry of Education, the General Secretariat of R&D, the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF), etc. The ensuring of the use of MRM for the longest possible time through effective use practices, un extension of their life cycle and recycling. The maximization of the development benefit and minimization of the negative effects of the mining activity.

15 NP for Mineral Resources Main Goals The harmonization of the specificities and needs of the local societies with the development potential created by the mining activities at a local and regional level. The adoption of policies and measures that shall maximize the benefits from the actions at a local level in many ways (and not merely in terms of finance and employment). The arrangement of the quarry and mining sites in such a way as they may be suitable for other planned uses after the completion of the extractive activities. The land use planning for the raw materials processing, when it is carried out outside the mines or quarries.

16 NP for Mineral Resources Prerequisites The NP for the exploitation of MRM must: Be based on the knowledge about the country s mineral reserves. This knowledge presupposes that all deposits of MRM are registered in a documented way and the relevant data are available in functional geospatial information system, which is compatible with the European MRM geological database.

17 NP for Mineral Resources Prerequisites Take into account the specificities of the mining activity affecting decisively the location and the sustainable management of the activity requiring special interventions stemming from a) their location in positions chosen by Nature itself b) the fact that the MRM are only renewable at a geologic time scale and c) the fact that the exploitation of MRM leads to a visible footprint whose impact must be minimized. Take into account that the mining industry is vulnerable and inextricably linked to the national and international economic and political conditions and thus take into consideration the trends and variations of the international market of raw meterials.

18 NP for Mineral Resources Prerequisites Follow the European developments on issues related to the orientations and conditions of the MRM strategic development. Develop reliable and adequate conditions for attracting investments aimed to the best exploitation of the country s mineral resources.

19 NP for Mineral Resources Main Policy Axes The NP as a basic component of the national and regional development policy of the country. Adequate land use planning that shall ensure the possibility of access to the MRM deposits and contribute to the resolution of issues related to the competition of different land uses. Codification and modernization of the quarry/mining legislation (licensing system, exploration and exploitation, H&S, environmental issues etc.). Promotion of dialogue. Acceptance by the local society. Education Research Innovation.

20 NP for Mineral Resources Main Policy Axes Efficient use of MRM including substitution, reuse, recycling and use of by products. Minimization of mining waste. Good knowledge about the country s mineralogy potential. Ensuring and promoting the sustainability of the MRM of particular importance for the country (criticalities). On integrating the variations and perspectives of the global market or raw materials. Exploiting the county s mining potential with respect and in compliance with the sustainable development principles.

21 Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials The common objective of the this partnership will be that, by 2020, Europe will have made a grate step in reducing its import dependency on raw materials. This will be achieve through accelerating innovations that ensure secure, sustainable supplies of both primary and secondary raw materials or prevent wastage of key raw materials during all their life cycle.

22 Opportunities for innovation: Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials Exploration: To achieve full benefits of an appropriate coordination or even integration of some of the activities of the EU s different 27 geological surveys. Mining: Over the last fifty years the EU s share in global mining has decreased substantially. Loss of essential expertise and skills needed to develop mining affairs. High standards for safer and more environmentally friendly extraction techniques create new challenges and new market opportunities.

23 Waste recycling: Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials A full application of the first steps of European waste hierarchy (prevention, followed by preparation for re-use and recycling) could avoid irremediable loss of valuable resources and create new business and job opportunities in the EU. For example the recycling of rare earths elements from electronic devices is currently challenging from a technological but also an economic point of view. New environmentally friendly techniques for the treatment of wastes can improve the recycling of key raw materials.

24 Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials Substitution Substitution can be used to either develop alternative materials in certain applications, or to replace those applications by an equivalent technology that does not relay on key raw materials such as rare earths. Innovation partnership can be a powerful vehicle in meeting those challenges, to ensure the competitiveness of the EU industry and the sustainability of its entire economy. It can increase resource efficiency in the EU and reduce import dependency on the raw materials that are critical to EU s industries.

25 Mechanisms Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials Support to the development of innovations; both technology based and non-technology based, such as new combinations of products services, new services, better design of products in order to ensure their recyclability at the end of their life, user driven design, new policy tools for research and innovation; Stimulating excellence in the science base and investing in people (skills);

26 Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials - Mechanisms Support to targeted innovative regulatory action and/or cooperation with Member States to improve innovation friendly regulatory framework conditions; Promotion of targeted standardisation and public procurement instruments; Bringing policy tools and organisations (policy makers, agencies, industry, researchers) working on supply and on demand sides together to speed up time to market and dissemination of innovations.

27 Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials Working packages (WP) The possible actions to be taken have been grouped under five headings on work packages. Technology focussed policy areas: WP1: Developing innovative technologies and solutions for extraction, processing and recycling. WP2: Developing innovative technologies and solutions for the appropriate substitution of critical and scarce meterials. Non Technology focussed policy areas: WP3: Improving EU s raw materials regulatory framework and knowledge.

28 Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials WP4: Improving the regulatory framework conditions by promoting excellence and prevention, preparation for the re-use and recycling through public and private initiatives. International cooperation: WP5: Securing access to raw materials in the global market and promoting the use of environmentally friendly extraction and processing technologies by other countries by policy dialogue and bilateral relations.

29 Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials Governance structure: High Level Steering Group: It will provide strategic advise and guidance for innovation partnership on the basis of a well defined mandate. Sherpa Group: Its main task will be to ensure the running of the partnership including planning of major actions, overall coordination of WPs and preparation of the meetings and follow-up of the Steering Group. Operational Groups: Experts according to specific subjects in order to advise the Steering Group and to convert the strategic implementation plan into tasks and actions.

30 Resource Efficiency Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe The European Commission made the announcement of the proposal for establishing a single European strategy for the near and distant future, recommending to the other European institutions an expanded policy on resource efficiency including the Mineral Raw Materials (MRM) with ultimate goal of a Europe free from the pressing need to find huge amounts of resources, to support the development progress of her societies.

31 Resource Efficiency The vision By 2050 the EU s economy has grown in a way that respects resource constraints and planetary boundaries, thus contributing to global economic transformation. Our economy is competitive, inclusive and provides a high standard of living with much lower environmental impacts. All resources are sustainably managed, from raw materials to energy, water, air, land and soil. Climate change milestones have been reached, while biodiversity and the ecosystem services it underpins have been protected, valued and substantially restored.

32 Resource Efficiency Resource Efficiency policy is the route to this vision. It allows the economy to create more with less, delivering greater value with less input, using resources in a sustainable way and minimising their impacts on the environment. This policy was put in a broad consultation with the involvement of all the European Industry Associations. The synthesis of the views submitted as a final plan for approval to the European Parliament and the Council.

33 Resource Efficiency Transforming the economy Transforming the economy onto a resource efficient path will bring increased competitiveness and new sources of growth and jobs through cost savings from improved efficiency, commercialisation of innovations and better management of resources over their whole life cycle. Main conclusions: The economy must optimize the use of resources and thereby achieve total waste reduction. Must reduce the demand for primary production of resources. Must optimize the living standards.

34 Resource Efficiency Transforming the Economy