Articles and opinions,Raw materials policy

Forderungspapier: “Rohstoffwende – Ressourcen schützen, Zukunft für alle sichern”

Forderungspapier: “Rohstoffwende – Ressourcen schützen, Zukunft für alle sichern”

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Forderungspapier: “Rohstoffwende – Ressourcen schützen, Zukunft für alle sichern”

From / 14.01.2025 Comments Disabled
Die Bundesregierung hat die Aufgabe, die Rahmen bedingungen für eine lebenswerte Zukunft in unserer Gesellschaft zu schaffen und den Wohlstand für alle zu sichern. Der zunehmende Verbrauch natürlicher Ressourcen, darunter […]
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Toxic Double Standards – How Europe sells products deemed too dangerous for Europeans to the rest of the world

Toxic Double Standards – How Europe sells products deemed too dangerous for Europeans to the rest of the world

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Toxic Double Standards – How Europe sells products deemed too dangerous for Europeans to the rest of the world

From / 25.09.2024 Comments Disabled
More than 100 non-governmental organisations, including Amnesty International, the Children's Rights International Network and Greenpeace, have called on the European Union to call them "hypocritical, cruel, unfair and intolerable".
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Publikationsveröffentlichung: “Metallhandel: Der blinde Fleck in der Lieferkette”

Publikationsveröffentlichung: “Metallhandel: Der blinde Fleck in der Lieferkette”

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Publikationsveröffentlichung: “Metallhandel: Der blinde Fleck in der Lieferkette”

From / 29.08.2024 Comments Disabled
Am 29. August 2024 von 9:00 bis 10:00 Uhr informierten Expertinnen aus Wissenschaft und NGO-Sektor über die Rolle von Metallhändlern in Lieferketten und deren Verantwortung für Menschenrechtsverletzungen und Umweltzerstörung. Organisiert […]
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Metals trading – The blind spot in the supply chain

Metals trading – The blind spot in the supply chain

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Metals trading – The blind spot in the supply chain

From / 29.08.2024 Comments Disabled
The publication shows that commodity traders operate at many points in the supply chain and are thus important links for transparency, traceability and enforcement of standards. So far, however, they have shown this outstanding importance...
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International Perspectives on Raw Materials Reduction in Europe and Germany

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 / 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 [...]
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Climate check Trade policy – How climate-friendly is European trade policy?

Climate check Trade policy – How climate-friendly is European trade policy?

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Climate check Trade policy – How climate-friendly is European trade policy?

From / 14.06.2024 Comments Disabled
Summary Introduction EU foreign trade: Contribution to climate change trade agreements: Drivers of global warming Multilateral trade policy: inconsistent Unilateral trading instruments: Not always climate-friendly European foreign investment: Lack of...
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Berlin Position Paper Renewable: How do we create climate-friendly district heating in Berlin?

Berlin Position Paper Renewable: How do we create climate-friendly district heating in Berlin?

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Berlin Position Paper Renewable: How do we create climate-friendly district heating in Berlin?

From / 02.05.2024 Comments Disabled
On the occasion of the remunicipalisation of Vattenfall Wärme AG, the Berlin Renewable Alliance is calling for Berlin to receive genuinely climate-friendly district heating. The heating sector in Berlin accounts for almost half of the climate-damaging [...]
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