Germany is one of the world's five largest consumers of raw materials. 99% Metals and minerals are imported. The German economy and politics bear massive co-responsibility for the negative consequences of mining: Human rights violations, climate crisis, environmental destruction. The latest episode of our podcast with Michael Reckordt discusses why the federal government needs to initiate a raw materials turnaround and what should be components of this turnaround.
In line with the podcast, we have published our argumentation ‘12 Arguments for a Raw Materials Transition’ with MISEREOR, Germanwatch, the Heinrich Böll Foundation, INKOTA, NABU, the Forum for Environment and Development and the Christian Initiative Romero.
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