10 things you should know about critical raw materials

The European Commission recently published a list of mining projects in the EU to be fast-tracked under the Critical Raw Materials Act. Spain has been the country most featured, with 7 out of 47 projects. Friends of the Earth Spain expressed its worries in a press release (in Spanish) and published a handy guide on Critical Raw Materials. This is the English version of their briefing.

Drawing from previous reports and studies, the document debunks some of the myths the EU and corporations are using to greenwash mining. It includes proposals and alternatives for a model free from extractivism, resources colonialism and violence against peoples and the planet.