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Press release: New study shows: Reduction of raw materials in Germany is necessary and possible

Berlin, 28.03.2024: Germany's industry consumes too many metallic raw materials at almost 80 million tonnes in 2022. To protect the climate and to protect environmental degradation and human rights violations – which are always [...]
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PowerShift und Attac Österreich begrüßen Frankreichs Ablehnung zum CETA-Abkommen

Berlin, 21.03.2024: Die Nichtregierungsorganisationen PowerShift und Attac Österreich begrüßen die Ablehnung des Freihandelsabkommens CETA (Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) zwischen der Europäischen Union und Kanada durch den französischen...
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Press release: Berlin: District heating buyback must be the starting signal for a sustainable heat transition!

Berlin, 21.03.2024: Today, the Berlin House of Representatives decides on the acquisition of Vattenfall Wärme Berlin AG. PowerShift would welcome the remunicipalisation of Berlin's district heating supply. However, the state of Berlin also acquires [...]
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Press release: Guinea: Certification of bauxite mine despite human rights violations and environmental destruction

Berlin, 12.03.2024: The non-governmental organizations FIAN and PowerShift criticize the preliminary certification of the bauxite mine of the Compagnie des Bauxites des Guinée (CBG) by the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI). Certification based on...
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