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A Partnership of Equals? – How to strengthen the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Strategic Partnerships

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A Partnership of Equals? – How to strengthen the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Strategic Partnerships

Von Leonel / 23.11.2023 Comments Disabled

Critical Raw Materials are an indispensable part the EU plans to achieve its core agenda: the green transition. Currently, the EU imports a significant proportion of these minerals, often in […]

Transformation by design, not by disaster!

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Transformation by design, not by disaster!

Von Hannah Pilgrim / 24.08.2023 Comments Disabled

We need a transformation of our resource consumption. For decades, we have been living beyond our means and consuming many times the metallic, fossil, mineral and renewable resources that the […]

Consequences of the EU withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty

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Consequences of the EU withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty

Von Fabian Flues / 19.07.2023 Comments Disabled

The EU Commission recommends that the EU withdraw from the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). This raises the question: What will actually happen to the EU member states that remain in […]

Position Paper: The Critical Raw Material Act’s needs for a Social and Just Green Transition

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Position Paper: The Critical Raw Material Act’s needs for a Social and Just Green Transition

Von Michael Reckordt / 12.07.2023 Comments Disabled

In September 2022, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced "a European law on critical raw materials" in her State of the EU address the Critical Raw Materials Act […]

Legal opinion on EU-Mercosur trade deal

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Legal opinion on EU-Mercosur trade deal

Von Bettina Müller / 21.05.2023 Comments Disabled

The European Commission has given indications that it is exploring options regarding the „legal basis“ of the EU-Mercosur association agreement. Likely on the table is a procedural trick to bypass […]

Connecting the Raw Materials Transition and the Energy Transition

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Connecting the Raw Materials Transition and the Energy Transition

Von Michael Reckordt / 18.04.2023 Comments Disabled

This study highlights the urgent need for a more sustainable and equitable approach to the global energy transition. It emphasizes the importance of using metals more modestly and creating a […]

Metals for the energy transition

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Metals for the energy transition

Von Michael Reckordt / 18.04.2023 Comments Disabled

The paper investigates the role of metals in the energy transition, the impact of various sectors on metal demand, and the need for sector-specific reduction targets to ensure the sustainable […]

Energy Charter Treaty: How it drove up the costs of the German coal phase-out

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Energy Charter Treaty: How it drove up the costs of the German coal phase-out

Von Fabian Flues / 25.07.2022 Comments Disabled

This briefing highlights the role the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) has played in the German coal phase-out. It reveals that the ECT has influenced the coal phase-out in two important […]

Hot Metals for a Cooler Climate?

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Hot Metals for a Cooler Climate?

Von Michael Reckordt / 07.06.2022 Comments Disabled

So far, technological solutions have been the primary means of stopping climate crisis. The aim for many is to continue the current way of working and living with as few […]

Energy Charter Treaty in Spain: From solar dream to legal nightmare

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Energy Charter Treaty in Spain: From solar dream to legal nightmare

Von Fabian Flues / 01.06.2022 Comments Disabled

In the last 10 years, Spain has been subject to more investment arbitration lawsuits than any other country. It has received a total of 51 claims, of which 27 have […]