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Australia - Japan Critical Minerals Partnership
In 2022, Australia's Department of Industry, Science and Resources and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade signed a partnership with Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to help build secure supply chains for critical minerals. The Partnership establishes a…
Australia - France Strategic Dialogue on Critical Minerals
First announced at the inaugural Australia-France Foreign and Defence (2+2) Ministerial Consultations in 2021, France and Australia have established a bilateral Critical Minerals Dialogue aimed at building secure, reliable and sustainable supply chains for critical minerals. In…
Quad Statement of Principles on Clean Energy Supply Chains in the Indo-Pacific
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) aims to intensify cooperation between partner countries - Australia, India, Japan and the United States - in tackling urgent problems in the Indo-Pacific region, including climate . Under the Clean Energy Supply Chains pillar of the…
Australia - US Climate, Critical Minerals and Clean Energy Transformation Compact
In this joint statement, the Prime Minister of Australia and the President of the United States commit to enhance bilateral cooperation by establishing climate and clean energy as a central pillar of the Australia-US Alliance. Under the Compact, the two parties intend to:…
Joint Statement of Intent between Australia and the United Kingdom on collaboration on critical minerals
The Australia and United Kingdom Critical Minerals Statement of Intent supports a commitment to strengthen international critical minerals supply chains, promote economic security and meet net zero targets. The countries will work together to pursue the following shared…
Joint declaration of intent between Australia and Germany on a critical minerals value chain feasibility study
Australia and Germany signed a joint Declaration of Intent to work together to develop critical minerals value chains. The joint study will create new opportunities for critical minerals projects that support Australia and Germany to reach net zero commitments. The study will…
Australia - India Critical Minerals Investment Partnership
A memorandum of Understanding signed in March 2022 between the AU Critical Minerals Office and Khanji Bidesh India Ltd (KABIL), a joint venture company formed by the Indian Ministry of Mines, to jointly fund project identification and to support potential investments by India in…
Namibia-EU Strategic Partnership on Raw Materials
The Namibia-EU Strategic Partnership aims to ensure the development of a secure and sustainable supply of raw materials, refined materials and renewable hydrogen to support the green and digital transformation of the partners' economies. The partnership will promote local value…
Kazakhstan-EU Strategic Partnership on Raw Materials
Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Republic of Kazakhstan and the European Union on a strategic partnership on sustainable raw materials, batteries and renewable hydrogen value chains, the two governments aim to leverage Kazakhstan's high critical raw…
Ukraine - EU Strategic Partnership on Raw Materials
The strategic partnership with Ukraine will include activities along the entire value chain of both primary and secondary critical raw materials and batteries, and in line with the objectives of the EU's Critical Raw Materials Action Plan, it will help diversify, strengthen and…
Sustainable Critical Minerals Alliance
The Sustainable Critical Minerals Alliance was announced at COP15 in Montréal between Canada, Australia, Germany, France, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. These member states will voluntarily work on developing sustainable and inclusive mining practices and…
Center for Minerals and Materials (MiMa)
In 2013, the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland established the Centre for Minerals and Materials (MiMa) to build knowledge about issues related to the supply and scarcity of mineral raw materials, and to come up with solutions to the future raw material challenges. The…
Critical Minerals Supply Chain Cooperation MOUs
Korea and Canada signed a series of agreements to expand bilateral critical minerals cooperation and jointly respond to global supply chain crises. Four Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) between Korean and Canadian entities were signed: Korea Mine Rehabilitation and Mineral…
Minerals Security Partnership
The goal of the MSP is to ensure that critical minerals are being “produced, processed, and recycled in a manner that supports the ability of countries to realise the full economic development benefit of their geological endowments." Specifically, the MSP focuses on critical…
Critical Minerals Mapping Initiative
The Critical Minerals Mapping Initiative is an international collaborative effort between Geoscience Australia (GA), the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) aiming to build a diversified critical minerals industry in Australia, Canada, and the…
Critical Minerals Mapping Initiative
The Critical Minerals Mapping Initiative is an international collaborative effort between Geoscience Australia (GA), the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) aiming to build a diversified critical minerals industry in Australia, Canada, and the…
Critical Minerals Mapping Initiative
The Critical Minerals Mapping Initiative is an international collaborative effort between Geoscience Australia (GA), the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) aiming to build a diversified critical minerals industry in Australia, Canada, and the…
Canada-EU Strategic Partnership on Raw Materials
The Canada-EU Strategic Partnership on Raw Materials is the primary mechanism for engaging the European Commission and European Union Member States on Canada’s critical mineral and battery value chains. The overarching objective of the partnership is to advance the value,…
Canada-US Joint Action Plan on Critical Minerals Collaboration
The Canada-US Joint Action Plan on Critical Minerals Collaboration is a strategic plan aiming to advance bilateral interest in securing supply chains for the critical minerals needed for strategic manufacturing sectors, including communication technology, aerospace and defence,…
Australia-India Strategic Research Fund
The Australia-India Strategic Research Fund is a fund intended to encourage collaboration between Australian and Indian organisations on a variety of priority areas. The fund provides grants of between 500,000 AUD to 1,000,000 AUD to pairs of Australian and Indian organisations…
Australia-India Strategic Research Fund
The Australia-India Strategic Research Fund is a fund intended to encourage collaboration between Australian and Indian organisations on a variety of priority areas. The fund provides grants of between 500,000 AUD to 1,000,000 AUD to pairs of Australian and Indian organisations…
Canada-EU Strategic Partnership on Raw Materials
The Canada-EU Strategic Partnership on Raw Materials is the primary mechanism for engaging the European Commission and European Union Member States on Canada’s critical mineral and battery value chains. The overarching objective of the partnership is to advance the value,…
Canada-US Joint Action Plan on Critical Minerals Collaboration
The Canada-US Joint Action Plan on Critical Minerals Collaboration is a strategic plan aiming to advance bilateral interest in securing supply chains for the critical minerals needed for strategic manufacturing sectors, including communication technology, aerospace and defence,…
Canada’s Critical Minerals Strategy
Canada released its Critical Minerals Strategy with an aim to increase the supply of responsibly sourced critical minerals and support global value chains in the energy transition. The Strategy addresses the following five core objectives: 1. Supporting economic growth,…
European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials
The European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials is a stakeholder platform designed to provide high-level guidance to the European Commission, EU countries, and private actors on innovative approaches to the challenges related to raw materials. The partnership brings…
European Raw Materials Initiative
The European Raw Materials Initiative is a strategic plan designed to tackle the issue of raw materials access in the European Union. The initiative covers all raw materials used by European industry except materials from agricultural production and materials used as fuel. The…
European Action Plan on Critical Raw Materials
The European Action Plan on Critical Raw Materials is a strategic plan designed to increase EU resilience and open strategic autonomy with respect to critical raw materials. The plan includes the European Union's Critical Raw Materials List and presents the challenges for a…
Global Gateway
The Global Gateway is the EU's strategy to enhance smart, clean, and secure connections in the digital, energy, and transport sectors, while also strengthening health, education, and research systems globally. It aims to mobilise up to EUR 300 billion in investments through a…
European Battery Alliance
The European Battery Alliance (EBA) was launched by the European Commission, member countries, industry, and the scientific community. With this alliance, the Commission aims to make Europe a global leader in sustainable battery production and usage, establishing a complete…
European Raw Materials Alliance
The European Raw Materials Alliance (ERMA) is an open alliance that provides an independent forum for discussion and analysis with the primary objective of supporting Europe’s raw materials industry. The Alliance also works as an investment channel for raw materials projects by…
Petroleum Profits Tax Act
Taxes shall be levied on the profits of companies engaged in petroleum operations (Sec. 8). Sec. 9(3) allows for adjusted profits (profits after deductions in Sec. 10(1) and adjustments made under Sec. 14). Sec. 10 deductions include – (c) royalties for natural gas sold and…
Critical Minerals Security Act of 2024
The Critical Minerals Security Act of 2024 aims to ensure the security of critical minerals and rare earth elements by requiring comprehensive reports and developing advanced technologies for mining, refining, and processing these resources. The goal of this act is to enhance…
A Beneficiation Strategy for the Minerals Industry of South Africa
The Beneficiation Strategy was enacted to provide a framework to align the sector with the objectives of the New Growth Path published by the government in 2009 which identified mineral beneficiation as one of the priority areas to create jobs. The Strategy selects 10 strategic…
Mineral Beneficiation Strategy for Namibia
The goal of this strategy is for Namibia to develop their mineral industry from one that exports most of its minerals as concentrates and semi-processed forms to one who manufactures high-value intermediates and finished products. One of the goals is for copper and zinc to be…
Tax Incentives and Exemptions in Zambia
The Zambia Revenue Authority promotes various fiscal incentives in the mining sector. One of those is that dividends paid by a mining company with a mining licence and carrying on mining operations is 0% taxed. Another is 25% of mining deductions on capital expenditure on…
Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Second Amendment Rules, 2025
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has issued amendments to the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 to come into effect on 1 April 2026. The amendment introduces Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for scrap of…
National Gas Supply Emergency Plan
In the event of a gas supply disruption emergency, market and non-market measures can be implemented by the goverment, including instructions to switch fuel, use of interruptible contracts, increased efficiency and use of renewable energy
Emergency Plan
The goal of the Emergency Plan is to put in place emergency procedures and structures that can be activated in a very short timeframe in order to mitigate the effects of an incident in the gas supply. A number of measures can be applied, including the call to reduce natural gas…
Danish Gas Supply Act
The Act gives the Minister the authority to implement gas emergency measures to handle supply disruptions during a crisis. Specifically, Section 23 a allows the Minister to set rules regarding defining protected customer groups and requiring companies to share relevant…
Fiscal incentives made available for investors
The Republic of Zimbabwe provides certain tax benefits to mining investments in the country. According to the Income Tax Act, the taxable income of a holder of a special mining lease (mines which investment is made mostly in foreign currency or intended principally for export)…
Export control on Lithium ore in Zimbabwe
As part of the policy to favour local processing, Zimbabwe was the first African country to issue a prohibition of exports of lithium bearing ore or unbeneficiated lithium in December 2022 through the Base Minerals Export Control (Unbeneficiated Lithium Bearing Ores) Order,…
Ban on the export of unprocessed lithium
The Ministry of Energy and Minerals banned the export of unprocessed lithium to require mining companies to establish refining facilities in the country. To obtain an export licence, the value of the mineral must be increased a minimum of
Export control of chrome ore in South Africa
During the meeting held on June 25, 2025, the Cabinet of the Department of International Relations & Cooperation approved three measures in support of the ferrochrome sector. The first one is the approval for the Department of Electricity and Energy to reach an agreement with…
Export ban on raw materials
On 7 June 2023, the Chamber of Mines of Namibia announced the prohibition for the export of certain critical minerals such as unprocessed crushed lithium ore, cobalt, manganese, graphite and rare earths elements. The ban is aligned with the government’s policy to encourage…
Public notice updating the terms to transfer mineral licences
As authorised by the Minerals (Prospecting and Mining) Act 1992, the Minister of Mines and Energy determined that as of 1 April 2021, applications submitted for the transfer of mineral licences, or the cession or assignment of interest in a mineral license may be granted subject…
The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information Regulations - MEPS
Under the The Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information Regulations, energy-related products are regulated to ensure they meet specific measures relating to their energy usage. This reduces their environmental impact, improves their energy efficiency, and cuts…
SGM 2021/16 on the ecodesign of energy-related products - IE4
This regulation applies to the promotion of the development of energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly energy products and appliances. It sets rules on product-specific guidance for ecodesign of energy-related products and appliances, as well as on ensuring trade of…
GB18613-2020 on minimum allowable values of energy efficiency and values of efficiency grades for motors
This standard specifies the minimum allowable values of energy efficiency grades, as well as the minimum values of energy efficiency and test methods for three-phase single-phase induction motors and motors for air conditioner
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Three Phase Cage Induction Motors) Determination 2019
The 2019 Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards sets minimum energy efficiency levels for industrial motor-driven systems, equivalent to IE2 efficiency standards. It is in force under the GEMS Act
Decree No. 1530.24 on energy labels and minimum energy performance standards of industrial motors
Morocco updated its Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) and added industrial motors efficiency targets, set to be in force in March