Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/315131 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 08.2025
Publisher: 
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM), Milano
Abstract: 
We map the mining sector in Europe, with a focus on Energy Transition Metals (ETMs), and present an in-depth analysis of the environmental impact and associated monetary costs, at the regional level, of extraction activities. We aim to offer a spatially disaggregated view of the current mining projects and associated environmental costs in terms of CO2 emissions and their monetary value. To do this, we collected global warming potential (GWP) data from Life Cycle Assessment Impact Analysis (LCIA) and linked these to their expected monetary value. By considering the full spectrum of sourced ETMs, we map the environmental, physical, and monetary impact of current mining activities in Europe, and understand what a further increase in exploiting European reserves to reduce dependence from abroad and facilitate the green transition, could imply for European regions.
Subjects: 
Critical raw materials
Europe
Life Cycle Assessment Impact Analysis
mining
regional
JEL: 
L72
O52
Q32
Q51
R11
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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