Addressing “Wicked Problems” through Governance for Sustainable Development—A Comparative Analysis of National Mineral Policy Approaches in the European Union

Endl, Andreas

doi:10.3390/su9101830

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“…Achieving resource security is a key question for the economic development and objectives of the EU climate policy, including the EU Green Deal Communication [8], adopted on 11 December 2019. The European Union aspires to reduce the import dependency of raw materials that are critical for its industries by, among other goals, improving access to and utilization of their existing primary resources and increasing recycling activities [9][10][11][12][13]. Simultaneously, a strong focus has been put on the key elements of sustainable development-environmental, economic, and societal development [14,15].…”

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On the Possibilities of Critical Raw Materials Production from the EU’s Primary Sources

2021

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Sufficient supplies of critical raw materials (CRMs) for rapidly developing technologies, e.g., Li-ion batteries, wind turbines, photovoltaics, digitization, etc., have become one of the main economic challenges for the EU. Due to growing import dependency and associated risk of supply disruptions of these raw materials from third countries, there is a need to encourage their domestic production. This is an important starting point for EU value chains crucial for the sustainable economic growth of the whole Union. This contribution has evaluated the possibilities of CRMs supply from the EU’s primary sources. A three-step approach, including an assessment of CRMs’ importance for the EU’s economic growth, their significance in at least two of the three strategic industrial sectors (i.e., renewable energy, e-mobility, defense and aerospace), and their potential availability from EU mineral deposits, has been applied. Results of the analysis have shown that, of 29 critical mineral raw materials (according to the 2020 EC list), the potential to develop manufacturing from the Union mineral deposits exists for 11 CRMs, i.e., cobalt, graphite (natural), HREE, LREE, lithium, magnesium, niobium, PGMs, silicon metal, titanium, and tungsten, while some other CRMs, namely gallium, germanium, indium, and vanadium can be recovered as by-products. Measures to mitigate EU import dependency have been also proposed.

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On the Possibilities of Critical Raw Materials Production from the EU’s Primary Sources

2021

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“…Many of today's most pressing societal challenges, including terrorism and homeland security, food waste, climate change, involuntary migration, poverty alleviation and underemployment, are cross‐cutting the boundaries of established jurisdictions, governance levels, and policy domains (Candel & Biesbroek, ). These types of multifaceted problems, variously defined as messy problems with clumsy solutions (Endl, ), pose a major challenge to scholars because they involve more than one PS and, indeed, require NGAs that call for multiple policy tools, coalitions of actors and interests, and new modes of interaction. What is new about this new governance is “the values that governance proponents advocate, … values which include … adaptability, integrative solutions that transcend the traditional silos of government” (Tollesfon et al, , p. 5).…”

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Governance Arrangements for Transboundary Issues: Lessons from the Food Waste Programs of Italian Regions

Righettini

Lizzi

2019

Review of Policy Research

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Focusing on transboundary issues contributes to highlighting how new governance modes can emerge from increasing interdependence and complexity in public policies. This article analyzes food waste as a transboundary issue that cuts across different policy subsystems (PSs), intersects multiple levels of government, and calls into question consolidated policy making for new modes of governance. The analytical framework provides a multidimensional approach and a new typology of governance arrangements to be used in empirical research. Evidence from an Italian case study and an empirical investigation of 20 regional food waste programs shows that regions can adopt different driving ideas and can activate a variety of governance arrangements and differentiated, as well as viable, modes of integration between consolidated PSs. The article argues that different tool mixes combined with different levels of governance complexity may lead to a variety of governance arrangements and a differentiated likelihood of policy integration.

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“…In a recent study of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) practices in the Portuguese mining industry, Gaspar Alves and Mendes Rodrigues (2017), for example, noted "results suggest that CSR practices are not integrated in the management control system, are not part of a long-term environment strategy, and only reflect compliance with Portuguese legislation." Further, Endl (2017) has observed that "the achievement of sustainable development (SD) in the supply of minerals poses significant challenges for governments and public administrations on all levels." Around the turn of the millennium, the executive report on the Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development (MMSD) Project, initiated by nine of the world's leading mining companies, examined "the role of the minerals sector in contributing to sustainable development, and how that contribution could be increased" (International Institute for Environment and Development, 2002).…”

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The Circular Economy, Resilience, and Digital Technology Deployment in the Mining and Mineral Industry

Jones

Wynn

2021

International Journal of Circular Economy and Waste Management

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The mining and mineral industry is not easily associated with sustainable development. The one is focused on the exploitation of the planet's limited natural resources, while the other attempts to promote development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations. This article looks at the industry's approach to the core sustainability concepts of the circular economy and resilience and finds that leading companies in this industry have drawn on the concept of resilience in reporting on their sustainability strategies, but that there has been little interest in the concept of the circular economy. The article also assesses the current and potential impact of information and communication technologies in supporting sustainability objectives in the industry. It concludes that technology innovation will be a key enabler in supporting the mining and mineral development industry to more formally address the challenges of sustainable development, and support a transition to a more sustainable future.

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Addressing “Wicked Problems” through Governance for Sustainable Development—A Comparative Analysis of National Mineral Policy Approaches in the European Union

Cited by 18 publications

References 70 publications

On the Possibilities of Critical Raw Materials Production from the EU’s Primary Sources

On the Possibilities of Critical Raw Materials Production from the EU’s Primary Sources

Governance Arrangements for Transboundary Issues: Lessons from the Food Waste Programs of Italian Regions

The Circular Economy, Resilience, and Digital Technology Deployment in the Mining and Mineral Industry

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