Critical Minerals Review of Norway 2026
About this report
Since 2023, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has been conducting Critical Minerals Reviews (CMRs) as part of its Critical Minerals Security Programme, which includes the Critical Minerals Review of Norway 2026.
These in-depth country reviews study domestic short-, medium- and long-term critical minerals policies and measures that aim at increasing resilience of critical minerals supply chains but also preparedness and risk management towards supply disruptions.
Reviews are designed to highlight effective policy practices on critical minerals by assessing countries’ current domestic work and policies on critical minerals supply chains, as well as any existing measures that ensure preparedness and resilience. For producer economies it is aimed at identifying possibilities to boost domestic output, also through expanded midstream and in general add to global market ordering.
The CMR process has been inspired by the experience from peer reviews that the IEA has conducted for decades, Emergency and Security Reviews and Energy Policy Reviews, which brought helped IEA Member countries and beyond set common security standards.