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International Perspectives on Raw Materials Reduction in Europe and Germany

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International Perspectives on Raw Materials Reduction in Europe and Germany

From Michael Reckordt / 21.08.2024 Comments Disabled

The global North consumes too many raw materials. This is highlighted by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in its Global Resources Outlook 2024 (March 2024). In particular, countries such as Germany are called upon ‘to [...]

EU Strategic Projects – Civil Society Requirements

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EU Strategic Projects – Civil Society Requirements

From Michael Reckordt / 25.07.2024 Comments Disabled

The Strategic Projects are at the heart of the EU regulation on the "safe and sustainable supply of critical raw materials" (English abbreviation: CRMA). They aim to comply with the Regulation's benchmarks (to [...]

Reducing metal consumption: Practical suggestions for the raw materials transition

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Reducing metal consumption: Practical suggestions for the raw materials transition

From Maja Wilke and Michael Reckordt / 29.04.2024 Comments Disabled

In 2022, Germany imported almost 80 million tonnes of metals - around 90 per cent of which were primary raw materials. One problem with this is that Germany's consumption of [...]

Reducing metal consumption: Practical proposals for shaping the raw materials transition

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Reducing metal consumption: Practical proposals for shaping the raw materials transition

From Maja Wilke and Michael Reckordt / 26.03.2024 Comments Disabled

Germany's metal dependency and the need for the raw materials transition In 2022, Germany imported almost 80 million tons of metals. About 90 percent of these were primary raw materials. This significant consumption of raw materials is unsustainable and...

Position paper Raw material turnaround: Requirements for a Raw Materials Act for a Social and Just Transformation

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Position paper Raw material turnaround: Requirements for a Raw Materials Act for a Social and Just Transformation

From Michael Reckordt / 12.07.2023 Comments Disabled

In September 2022, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a European Raw Materials Act (CRMA) in her State of the EU address. "We will focus on strategic [...]

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

From 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 [...]

Connecting the Raw Materials Transition and the Energy Transition

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Connecting the Raw Materials Transition and the Energy Transition

From 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

From 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 [...]

Call for tenders: Internship Raw Materials Policy

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Call for tenders: Internship Raw Materials Policy

From Michael Reckordt / 06.04.2023 Comments Disabled

Ab dem 4. September 2023 bieten wir in unserem Berliner Büro (Haus der Demokratie; Greifswalder Straße 4, 10405 Berlin) ein spannendes Praktikum (studentisches Pflichtpraktikum) im Bereich Rohstoffpolitik an. Wir bieten: […]

Thinking raw materials and energy transition together

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Thinking raw materials and energy transition together

From Hendrik Schnittker and Michael Reckordt / 12.01.2023 Comments Disabled

To combat climate change, we need to drastically reduce our consumption of raw materials. There is potential for savings in both the automotive and construction sectors. Another challenge is the necessary expansion of renewable energies: [...]