EuroGeoSurveys responds to the European Court of Auditors’ report “Critical raw materials for the energy transition: Not a rock-solid policy”, welcoming its contribution to the debate on securing raw materials essential for Europe’s climate goals, industrial competitiveness, and strategic autonomy. The report highlights gaps between the ambitions of the Critical Raw Materials Act and existing policy tools, including data limitations, slow progress in import diversification, and challenges in domestic production and recycling.

In our response, we emphasise the central role of geoscience in addressing these challenges. Strengthening pan-European geological data, improving coordination, and embedding geological expertise into planning and decision-making are essential to building a resilient and sustainable critical raw materials supply in Europe. Initiatives such as the Geological Service for Europe (GSEU) project and the European Geological Data Infrastructure (EGDI) are concrete steps we are taking in this direction.

Download the full EuroGeoSurveys response to the European Court of Auditors’ report.