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Metals for the energy transition

From Michael Reckordt / 05.10.2022 Comments Disabled

Metal consumption of renewable less than fossil energy production Energy production, whether fossil or renewable, requires large amounts of metals. Industry and politics are taking advantage of the projected increase in metal demand for the...

Neues Positionspapier des AK Rohstoffe: Krisenverschärfendes Handeln stoppen – Rohstoffwende umsetzen

New position paper of the AK Raw Materials: Stopping crisis-intensifying action – implementing the raw materials transition

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New position paper of the AK Raw Materials: Stopping crisis-intensifying action – implementing the raw materials transition

From PowerShift e.V. / 01.10.2022 Comments Disabled

As AK Rohstoffe, PowerShift and 39 other organisations are calling for "stop crisis-intensifying action - #Implementation of the raw materials transition". The crises in the areas of environment, human rights and climate are intensifying and Germany is consuming [...]

Highest railway for the raw materials transition

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Highest railway for the raw materials transition

From Hannah Pilgrim / 30.03.2022 Comments Disabled

Stop metal imports from Russia and focus more on sustainability of German industry - we need a raw materials turnaround On 24 February 2022, the Russian military attacked Ukraine and [...]

The next Legislature must be in the sign of the raw materials turnaround

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The next Legislature must be in the sign of the raw materials turnaround

From Hannah Pilgrim / 24.02.2022 Comments Disabled

Evaluation of the coalition agreement of the Federal Government by the Working Group on Raw Materials - with a focus on the urgently needed raw materials transition On 24 November 2021, the SPD, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen and FDP published their coalition agreement (KV). [...]

The political debate on the European Battery Regulation – clear rules for sustainable products

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The political debate on the European Battery Regulation – clear rules for sustainable products

From Vanessa Fischer / 10.02.2022 Comments Disabled

The increasing demand for batteries is a central topic in many industries, but is gaining in importance due to electromobility, especially in the automotive industry. In the media, especially the [...]

Hot iron - for a cold climate?

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Hot iron - for a cold climate?

From Michael Reckordt / 19.01.2022 Comments Disabled

In order to put a stop to the climate crisis, technological solutions have been used so far. Many are concerned with continuing their previous business and life with as few changes as possible. This “continues like this” [...]

Tiefseebergbau: Nicht benötigt, nicht erwünscht, nicht erlaubt!

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Tiefseebergbau: Nicht benötigt, nicht erwünscht, nicht erlaubt!

From Emma Jacoby / 23.12.2021 Comments Disabled

Resistance to deep-sea mining in the Pacific and Germany More and more companies are planning to harvest raw materials from the seabed. Although deep-sea mining is expected to damage sensitive marine ecosystems [...]

On the way to regulating supply chain responsibility: Guidelines in the People's Republic of China

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On the way to regulating supply chain responsibility: Guidelines in the People's Republic of China

From Michael Reckordt / 08.12.2021 Comments Disabled

The Chinese government and Chinese companies are of great importance to the global economy. From the point of view of German and European companies, they are competitors in the competition, but also partners in [...]

Copper mining at Ecuador's Mirador mine

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Copper mining at Ecuador's Mirador mine

From Elena Gnant / 23.11.2021 Comments Disabled

Several thousand hectares of rainforest are cleared for the Mirador mine in Ecuador. Among other things, copper foils for the production of lithium-ion batteries and electronic circuit boards for electric cars are produced from the copper. It [...]

The forgotten battery raw materials: Manganese – destruction on land and threat to the deep sea?!

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The forgotten battery raw materials: Manganese – destruction on land and threat to the deep sea?!

From Elena Gnant / 28.10.2021 Comments Disabled

Due to its chemical properties, manganese is an important metal used in various types of batteries such as nickel-manganese-cobalt or lithium-manganese batteries. Along with nickel, it is an important battery raw material to [...]