The Race To Beat China's De-Industrialisation Of Europe | Made In Europe (2024) | Full Film

Summary by Krater

Dr. Peter Tom Jones investigates Europe's supply chain for critical raw materials and electric vehicle manufacturing, visiting mines in Sweden and battery plants in Finland to explore whether Europe can achieve climate neutrality without relying on China.

From the video

Answers: Can Europe secure its own supply chain of critical raw materials for electric vehicles and reduce dependency on China?

• critical raw materials for electric vehicles
• mining rare earth elements in Sweden
• EV battery production in Finland
• Europe vs China supply chain competition
• Sami indigenous reindeer herding and mining impacts
• European Union critical raw materials policy
• sustainable mining and tailings management

What it concludes

• Electric vehicles require about six times more critical metals than conventional petrol or diesel cars.
• Chinese electric vehicles are 20 to 40 percent cheaper than European rivals, making them more attractive to consumers.
• Europe has significant untapped reserves of critical raw materials like rare earths, copper, and lithium in its bedrock.
• The mining expansion in northern Sweden threatens indigenous Sami reindeer herding culture and grazing land.
• European battery manufacturing and refining need massive scaling and investment to catch up with China's dominance.
• Finland and Sweden are leading the way in sustainable mining practices, low-carbon smelting, and battery manufacturing.