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Challenges of extracting rare earth elements

Just after New Year, LKAB announced that it has made the largest rare earth discovery in Europe to date. The elements are vital for building batteries, wind turbines and other technology that can enable a rapid transition to a fossil-free society. However, extracting the in-demand elements comes with some major challenges that need to be resolved, according to Jenny Greberg, Vice President Technology at LKAB and a Fellow of IVA.

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Published: 14 February 2023Last Updated: 18 August 2023

Insufficient EU support for Ukraine

One year on from Russia’s invasion, Ukraine is a country in need of huge support from the outside world, and not just in military form. It is already estimated that the costs of rebuilding the country will be many times higher than the value of the entire Ukrainian economy. And the help that the EU is currently providing is far from sufficient. So says Torbjörn Becker, Director of the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE) at the Stockholm School of Economics, and Fellow of IVA.

Building & Construction
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Published: 24 February 2023Last Updated: 28 June 2023

Företag och lärosäten avgörande för Sveriges försvarsförmåga

Svenska företag och lärosäten sitter på kunskaper, resurser och innovationskraft som är avgörande för Sveriges förmåga att klara framtida kriser och krig. Det menar flera tunga forskare, politiker och ledare som samlats på IVA för att diskutera hur det svenska totalförsvarets behöver utvecklas för att kunna hantera morgondagens eventuella hot.

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Published: 27 February 2024Last Updated: 27 February 2024