Infoseite: Zwischen Anspruch und Ausbeutung – Europas handelspolitische Strategie zur Rohstoffausbeutung
Europas handelspolitische Strategie zur Rohstoffausbeutung
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EU Strategic Projects – Civil Society Requirements
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 [...]
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Energy policy
PowerShift engagiert sich seit 2010 für den Klimaschutz. Im Mittelpunkt unserer Arbeit im Bereich Klimapolitik steht die entwicklungspolitische Perspektive auf den Ressourcen- und Energieverbrauch. Wir setzen uns für eine global gerechte […]
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Jacobswiese: New PowerShift project in Brandenburg
Directly on the Way of St. James, a new orchard with old varieties is being created in the eponymous municipality of Jacobsdorf. The Jacobswiese serves to preserve traditional fruit tree species, offers millions of insects a fertile home and [...]
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Copper mining at Ecuador's Mirador mine
Several thousand hectares of rainforest are cleared for the Mirador mine in Ecuador. Among other things, copper foils for the production of lithium-ion batteries and electronic circuit boards for electric cars are produced from the copper. It [...]
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The case of South Korea – Verpatzter test run for sustainability chapters
At the end of January 2021, an arbitration panel rejected the EU Commission's complaint that South Korea violated labour law agreements under the Common Free Trade Agreement. This decision...
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Clean up myths about the Energy Charter Treaty
This week, the member states of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) will hold their annual conference and evaluate the ongoing attempts to reform the controversial agreement. Amid growing concern that the ECT [...]
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Background information: Mining of bauxite in Guinea
Opinion, Publications12 Arguments for a raw materials turnaround12 Arguments for a raw materials turnaroundGerman industry is the fifth largest importer of metals in the world. 99% The metals and minerals used are imported. This hunger for raw materials...
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