Articles and opinions

Call for tenders: Project Manager Trade/Investment Policy at PowerShift e.V. (Berlin) (m, w, d)

From June 2023, we will be offering an exciting 50%-placement (20 hours/week, possible increase) in the field of international trade and investment policy! Tasks:o Writing publications on trade policy...
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EU Council meeting in Brussels: PowerShift calls for halt to Latin America free trade agreements

Date: Wednesday 22 March 2023, 11 a.m. Address: Before the Chancellery Berlin, 21 March 2023: On the occasion of the European Council meeting in Brussels from 23 to 24 March [...]
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PM: Critical Raw Materials Act: PowerShift criticizes threat to standards

Berlin, 14 March 2023: The EU Commission plans to bring the further processing of critical raw materials to Europe and also wants to promote the massive extraction of raw materials in the EU. This comes from [...]
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PM: EU and U.S. Advocates Call on EU to Stand Down on Threats to Inflation Reduction Act

WASHINGTON – Ahead of high-level U.S. and EU meetings to discuss the ongoing disagreement over clean vehicle tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), prominent U.S. and EU environmental [...]
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Lunch & Learn series: International Trade – chance or pitfall for energy transition in Europe?

The recent confrontations in German town Lützerath are uncovering just how twisted the fight for energy transition in Europe is. Beyond debates on renewable energy and consumption reduction, there is [...]
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PM: Expansion of renewable energies is not a driver for mining

Berlin, 17.01.2023: Eine heute vorgestellte neue Studie der Berliner Nichtregierungsorganisation PowerShift zeigt, dass die erneuerbare Energieproduktion keinen wesentlich größeren Bedarf an Metallen besitzt als die fossile Energieproduktion. Im Gegenteil:...
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