Adopting more climate-friendly sourcing practices for raw materials could significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the European Union and globally, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said in a report published on Monday 30 August.
This report assesses the potential for reducing emissions from the extraction and processing of certain raw materials widely consumed in the EU (copper, iron, gold, limestone, aluminium, wood, fertilisers, salt, etc.), which are associated with...