Europe critical-materials audit finds recycling still thin

A 2026 European audit of critical raw materials for the energy transition underlines how little circularity exists, finding that ten of twenty-six critical raw materials are not recycled at all. The institute reads this as a reminder that resource security and sustainability are the same problem seen twice, since recovery from end-of-life products is one of the few supply levers that does not depend on geology or geopolitics, and it remains largely unused.