Europe’s Race for Lithium: An EIB Group Documentary on Strategic Raw Materials and the Clean Tech Era

Europe's commitment to becoming carbon neutral by 2050 requires more than 20 times its current lithium consumption. Dangerously dependent on imports from Australia, Chile and China, the continent is now developing its own supply chains through initiatives like Project Lionheart, a geothermal-powered lithium extraction facility in Germany that exemplifies Europe's strategy for resilience and sustainable sourcing in the clean energy transition.