EU Raw Materials Information System and Raw Materials Scoreboard: addressing the data needs in support of the EU policies - an example for water use in mining

摘要

The European Commission is developing the Raw Materials Information System (RMIS) and Scoreboard to count on a sound knowledge base for the support of the EU raw materials policy, covering the extraction of non-food, non-energy materials. Water is among the sustainability aspects that those developments will cover, given its paramount importance in the operation of mining and processing activities. This study surveyed water (use and pollution) data available at national/sub-national level to monitor the EU sector performance. Valuable, yet limited sources were found, which illustrates the challenges faced to provide sound data to support the EU raw materials policies.