Svemin

Many proposed changes in the Renewable Energy Directive in general are too detailed and risks restricting the sovereignty of Member States in choosing their energy mix. The EU should encourage the use of fossil-free energy, not regulate Member States' energy mix, as regulating the energy mix would risk resulting in considerable challenges to security of supply and reduce the cost-effectiveness of transition.

Minerals, metals and advanced materials have a central role in the green transition, for example in the energy and transport sector. Ensuring a sustainable supply of raw materials in Europe is crucial for Europe's industrial leadership and to achieve a climate-neutral, resource-efficient and competitive economy.

Svemin, the national business organization for mining, mineral in metal producers in Sweden, supports the goal of reaching climate-neutrality by 2050 and believes that it is essential that the EU stays at the forefront of the fight against climate change.

Properly designed, a CBAM mechanism can be an important step towards levelling the playing field for European industry against competitors outside the EU. In addition, CBAM can play a role in the global climate transition needed to achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement. For these reasons, Svemin is in favour of a CBAM mechanism.

Minerals, metals and advanced materials have a central role in the green transition, e.g. in the clean energy and transport sector. Ensuring a sustainable supply of raw materials is crucial for Europe's industrial leadership and to achieve a climate neutral, resource efficient and competitive European economy.

Increased energy efficiency in relation to the purpose and benefits of its use is an important part of the work to reduce climate impact, a more efficient energy system, and increase the competitiveness of industry. The Energy Efficiency Directive should be designed to facilitate such development.

Ambitious climate targets dramatically increase the demand for metals and minerals for climate technologies. Good conditions for the European metal and mineral industry could increase the EU's self-sufficiency of sustainable metals and minerals, and reduce dependence on unsustainably sourced metals and minerals from geopolitically unstable countries.

The EU-Commission has recently acknowledged the importance of critical minerals and metals for the green transition. Sweden has resources of more than 50% of the critical raw materials identified by the Commission. The Swedish Association of mining, minerals and metal producers, Svemin, has already adopted a roadmap to reach fossil-free mining operations by 2035 and climate neutral processing by 2045.

The main objective of the ETD is to support the proper functioning of the internal market by avoiding double taxation and other distortions of trade and competition between energy sources and energy consumers and suppliers. The ETD therefore provides Member States with energy tax tools while indirectly supporting the objectives of other energy and climate legislation.

Minerals, metals and advanced materials have a central role in the green transition, e.g. in the energy and transport sector. Ensuring a sustainable supply of raw materials is crucial for Europe's industrial leadership and to achieve a climate neutral, resource efficient and competitive economy.

Please find Sveminence’s reply in the attachment Consultation on nature restoration proposal Svemin (the Swedish Association of Mines, Mineral and Metal Producers) repressions around 60 companies with more than 13 000 employees in mining, outsourcing and technology.

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A crucial part of the context for the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the nature restoration targets, is that raw materials, and not least metals, are recognized as key to manage the technological transition to a climate neutral and sustainable society.

Industrial Emission Directive Have your say consultation To : The Commission From: Svemin, Swedish Association of Mines, Mineral and Metal Producers Date : 2022.06.23 Summary The European Commission has proposed the inclusion of the (non-energy) mining sector into the scope of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) as part of a broader revision of the IED published on 5 April 2022 (see Commission´s proposal, Annex…

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Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

Re: Potential inclusion of additional sectors Stockholm, 21 April 2020 Svemin is the national industry association for mines and for mineral and metal producers in Sweden, representing around 40 companies which employ 13,000 people in production, exploration and technology. Our member companies are active throughout the country, with the mines being mainly located in northern Sweden and Bergslagen.

Svemin welcomes the Commissions proposal for an environmental omnibus. To secure access to critical raw materials the first step in the industrial value chain the regulatory burden needs to be eased and coherent, and reporting reduced. In times of growing geopolitical uncertainty and an EU whose growth has lagged, it is of great importance that the EU acts.

Svemin appreciates the opportunity to provide input regarding the European Commissions work on establishing a European Critical Raw Materials Centre (CRM Centre). Svemin agrees with the Commissions assessment of the challenges outlined in the Call for Evidence.

The Swedish mining and mineral industry operate under high environmental requirements and supplies metals and minerals to important value chains. Raw materials, and not least metals, are recognized as key to manage the technological transition to a climate neutral and sustainable society,” Access to resources is also a strategic security question for Europe’s ambition to deliver the Green Deal.

On behalf of the Swedish Association of mines, mineral and metal proudcers, SVEMIN, we would like to address following: Svemin - Welcomes the initative from the Commission regarding sustainability requirements for batteries and the ambition to improve the sustainability, energy and environmental performance of batteries placed on the EU’s internal market.