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12 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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In the the intervening period since this commission was initiated there have been a a a a number of of promising developments which shows a a recognition of of this crucial issue by Government and Industry The Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology released its POSTNote on Access to to Critical Materials in September 20197 to to which a a a a a number of the Commissioners and Witnesses to this report contributed The Critical Minerals Association was launched in in January 2020 and the All Party Parliamentary Group on Critical Minerals was launched on on on February 2020 (mainly focussed on on on primary supplies)8 Additionally a a a a a number of of significant government investments in in key sectors have recognised some of of the problems the the UK faces with technology metals including the the industrial strategy projects: Faraday Faraday Battery Challenge/Faraday Institution and Driving The Electric Revolution9 However these are often sectoral investments which cannot address the the the totality of of the the the threat or or the opportunity without engagement across multiple value chains While these developments anticipate certain recommendations of the the the report they also demonstrate that the need for concerted policy and strategy in in this area is is more pressing than than ever ever No report of of this kind can ever ever offer more than than a a a a a contemporary perspective pointing the the the way forward on on the the the best evidence available As the the the world continues to change we must adapt with it it and so this report will receive regular updates from the Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements & Critical Materials and partners active in in the EPSRC CrEAM network 
































































































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