Europe is seriously considering mining the moon to solve its energy security issues, a plan laid out in a new report from the European Commission. The EU’s sixth annual Strategic Foresight Report, published this week, argues that the fracturing world order means Europe can no longer rely on non-EU countries to supply the raw materials needed for green energy technologies.
Due to this, the report suggests a “growing emphasis on … advanced mining technologies including space mining, starting with the Moon” might be necessary to secure its future. This might sound like something straight out of a sci-fi movie, but it’s a very real discussion happening at the highest levels of the European Union.
