Understanding the methodology behind the EU list of Critical Raw Materials

Under CopyrightTercero Espinoza, Luis AlbertoLuis AlbertoTercero Espinoza2024-01-172024-01-172023https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/458950https://doi.org/10.24406/publica-245510.24406/publica-2455This working papers aims to unravel the methodology for the determination of Critical Raw Materials for the EU first at a very high level - allowing for a quick and general understanding of the approach - and then in more depth, examining the data and equations behind the well-known 2D criticality matrix. Special emphasis is placed on the chain "intention" (what should be measured) → "decision" (how to measure or approximate it) → "eﬀect" (how this aﬀects the scoring results).enUnderstanding the methodology behind the EU list of Critical Raw Materialspaper