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Press release on the EU Raw Materials Act

From Vanessa Fischer / 22.05.2023 Comments Disabled

Berlin, 22 May 2023. It is with great concern that environmental and human rights organisations are looking to Brussels this week. Several EU institutions, including the Industry Committee of the EU Parliament and the Competitiveness Council of the Member States,...

Climate-friendly raw material transition on Bits & Bäume, 31.9.-2.10.2022

From Michael Reckordt / 02.09.2022 Comments Disabled

Supposedly, the expansion of renewables is the driver of the expansion of mining? We take a closer look at consumption and show how a raw material turnaround [...]

Climate-friendly football!? The Earth is round and we only have 90 minutes left

From Tine Laufer / 06.07.2022 Comments Disabled

We cordially invite you to the second event of our summer of football utopias. This time it's about the vision of a climate-friendly football. On July 12th at 6:30 pm in the fan project of the Berlin Sports Youth (Cantianstraße 25, 10437 [...]

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 [...]

For consistent protection of human rights and the environment in the EU Battery Regulation

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For consistent protection of human rights and the environment in the EU Battery Regulation

From Michael Reckordt / 11.10.2021 Comments Disabled

The Civil Society Working Group on Raw Materials welcomes the European Commission's draft battery regulation presented in December 2020. The proposed legislation introduces mandatory requirements for all in...

The forgotten battery raw materials: Iron ore – electromobility on toxic sludge avalanches

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The forgotten battery raw materials: Iron ore – electromobility on toxic sludge avalanches

From Elena Gnant / 29.09.2021 Comments Disabled

Iron is an important raw material in battery production. It is installed in lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in the cathode and is necessary for the production of steel from which battery housings are made. Through [...]

The forgotten battery raw materials: bauxite and aluminium – dust in lungs, batteries in cars

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The forgotten battery raw materials: bauxite and aluminium – dust in lungs, batteries in cars

From Elisa Thomaset / 27.07.2021 Comments Disabled

Aluminum plays an important role in the production of batteries in two areas: On the one hand, in addition to steel, the raw material is regularly used in the production of the battery housing. On the other hand, [...]

The forgotten battery raw materials: Copper - When Conductivity Becomes Suffering

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The forgotten battery raw materials: Copper - When Conductivity Becomes Suffering

From Elisa Thomaset / 27.07.2021 Comments Disabled

Copper is a central raw material for the production of batteries due to its very good electrical conductivity. Although the raw material can be recycled several times without loss of quality, more than half [...]

12 arguments for a raw material turnaround

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12 arguments for a raw material turnaround

From Michael Reckordt / 05.05.2021 Comments Disabled

German industry is the fifth largest importer of metals in the world. 99% The metals and minerals used are imported. This hunger for raw materials leads to massive human rights violations and environmental destruction.

Extractivism Reloaded – commodity policy in Latin America since the boom from 2003

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Trade and investment policy publication Raw materials policy

Extractivism Reloaded – commodity policy in Latin America since the boom from 2003

From Michael Reckordt / 22.03.2021 Comments Disabled

At the beginning of the 2000s, Latin America showed that things could be different: Starting from Venezuela, ‘progressive’ governments were elected in various countries and the so-called ‘Left Decade’ heralded. According to [...]