The following documents give you a good overview of the topics that were introduced this module. It is not compulsory to read them all. However, if you are interested and would like to explore them further, take a look.

• IEA (2021): The Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions. World Energy Outlook Special Report
• European Commission (2021): EU principles for sustainable raw materials
• European Commission (2020): Study on the EU’s list of Critical Raw Materials – Final Report
• European Commission (2020): Critical Raw Materials for Strategic Technologies and Sectors in the EU – a Foresight Study
• Jowitt, S.M., Mudd, G.M. & Thompson, J.F.H. Future availability of non-renewable metal resources and the influence of environmental, social, and governance conflicts on metal production. Commun Earth Environ 1, 13 (2020).