CRIMINA
The Swedish National China Centre (NKK) is participating in the project Critical Minerals in the Arctic: Challenges and Perspectives for the Nordic Countries (CRIMINA), which is funded by NordForsk.
Contact person
Patrik Andersson
Analyst
The aim is to generate ideas and provide a foundation for how the Nordic countries can address the challenges surrounding the rapidly growing critical minerals industry in the Arctic – in a sustainable and responsible way. The project explores questions such as:
- What role can the Nordic countries play in meeting the global demand for critical minerals – especially within the framework of the EU’s ambitions?
- Can the Arctic help reduce Europe’s dependence on countries like China?
- How does the extraction of these minerals impact the environment, and how does this align with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?
- How can the voices of Arctic Indigenous peoples and local communities be included in decision-making processes?
Cross-cutting themes such as sustainability, local participation, and geopolitics are central to the project.
NKK is primarily responsible for issues related to critical minerals, in collaboration with the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS). Our focus includes, among other things, China’s mineral policy, China’s role in the critical mineral value chain, and the geopolitics of access to and trade in critical raw materials.
The Swedish Institute of International Affairs’ program for Global Politics and Security (GPS) is also involved in CRIMINA. The project runs until 2029.
More information about the project can be found here.
