CIRCULAR ECONOMY & Mineral policy

Flashcards about circular economy

Global Resources Outlook 2024

Shows that it is both possible and profitable to decouple economic growth from environmental impacts and resource use.

Increasing resource use

The main driver of the triple planetary crisis.

Material use

Has increased more than three times over the last 50 years and continues to grow by an average of more than 2.3% per year.

Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA)

In May 2024 European Union has adopted the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) including methodology and lists.

Circular economy

A chance for quicker transformation by new business models, promoting eco-design, improving recovery of secondary raw materials, reducing resource consumption

The Polish economy

The least resource- and energy-efficient in the EU.

Key barriers to the CE transition

Lack of knowledge and resources among market participants, as well as ineffective and often-changing environmental legislation.

Mineral Policy in Poland 2014 - Ministry of Economy

The goal is to identify actions to improve the security of the Polish economy in the field of non-energy raw materials.

The main objective of the National Raw Materials Policy to 2050

Ensuring access to raw materials from mineral deposits; exploration, recognition and documentation of mineral deposits; ensuring favorable legal conditions for current and future investors.

List od strategic and critical raw materials for Polish economy

Raw materials strategic for the national economy: Natural gas, Crude oil, Brown coal, and others

CE – new chance for investment

New chance for investment – new tools and business models i.e. industrial symbiosis – secondary raw materials – co and by product – higher acceptance of mining activities

ZGH Boleslaw SA

Mining and processing of zinc-lead ores. Recovery of metal from slag and new technology for recovery Zn-Pb concentrate from own tailings at Post-Flotation Waste Processing Plan based on own patented technology.

National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management

Initiating and supporting activities dedicated to the environment and energy transformation.

Centrum Metal Odczynniki Chemiczne Midas-Investment Sp. z o.o.

The production of inorganic chemicals, in particular compounds (metal salts) of molybdenum, selenium, copper, manganese, zinc, cobalt and others

BattValue project

Provides courses with professional level knowledge of existing and future battery concepts

Existing mineral policy

Focusing also on sourcing raw materials from anthropogenic deposits and supporting the development of a circular economy

reports from eminent scientists, highly skilled in resource management issues

Distil the latest scientific, technical and socio-economic findings around global resource use.

Resource Efficiency and Climate Change

Material efficiency strategies for a low-carbon future.

Decoupling – global perspective

The decoupling of natural resource use and environmental impacts from economic activity and human well-being.

Sustainable Development Goal 12 (SDG 12)

Sustainable production and consumption.

Material resources

Extraction and processing of material resources account for over 55 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG)

Global Resources Outlook 2024

Inequality in material use between countries must be addressed as a core element of any global sustainability efforts

Shifts in energy, food, mobility and the built environment

Implemented at an unprecedented scale and speed.

Decoupling

Well designed and implemented policies can deliver both at the same time, lifting sustainable economic growth and well-being while also moderating pressures and reducing environmental impacts.

Recommendation

Strategies for reducing resource use across the provisioning systems: sustainable consumption and production(SCP), Resource efficiency, climate and energy, food and land , just trasition

SLO

Social Licence to Operate

CSR verus social resposibility

CSR is a concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations and in their interaction with their stakeholders on a voluntary basis

MIREU project

Focuses on the social dynamics around mining in Europe; open and straightforward about potential risks, listen to stakeholder input and design the project or activity accordingly

Community dimension – acceptane

Community helps co-plan project, is a partner in ‘decision-finding’ process, and has ongoing cooperation with company

Community dimension - non acceptane

Community sees too few economic and social benefits, Poor company engagement and no (functioning) grievance mechanism, Community perceives potential impacts as too large

Mining conflict

The image of the raw materials industry suffers from negative public perceptions

PESTLE analysis

Track the environment they’re operating in or are planning to launch a new project/product/service etc.

The general level of development of a country or region

Influence the level of wellbeing and possibilities to improve wellbeing.

Extractive Industry Transparency Initatitive

From 2002 Extractive Industry Transparency Initatitive (eiti.org)

Fraser Institute’s 2015 survey

How mineral endowments and public policy factors such as taxation and regulatory uncertainty affect exploration investment.

Ferrous metals DEFINITION and TYPES OF METALS Non-Ferrous metals Mining metals

A substance with high electrical conductivity, luster, and malleability , which readily loses electrons to form positive ions ( cations ).

By-product metals

Technologically essential but have problematic supply

Directive 2006/21/EC on the management of waste from extractive industries aims at ensuring that waste

Materials that must be removed to gain access to the mineral resource and its processing, such as

Mining and circular economy

A circular economy starts at the very beginning of a product's life

WASTE

KGHM Polska Miedź SA - tailing dump

Mining

Silver mine in Tarnowskie Góry Guido mine Zabrze Wieliczka Salt Mine