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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Looking at solar supply chains – understanding risks, shopping responsibly!

Looking at solar supply chains – understanding risks, shopping responsibly!

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Looking at solar supply chains – understanding risks, shopping responsibly!

From / 24.11.2024 Comments Disabled
Solar energy is indispensable as a central component of the energy transition in order to cope with the climate crisis. However, the production of solar modules is often associated with social and environmental risks. Thus, a large part of [...]
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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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Reducing metal consumption: Practical proposals for shaping the raw materials transition

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 and / 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...
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Berlin: Focus on energy and raw materials transition

Berlin: Focus on energy and raw materials transition

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Berlin: Focus on energy and raw materials transition

From / 05.03.2024 Comments Disabled
Heat waves, droughts, water shortages, forest fires, storms, heavy rainfalls and floods, the climate crisis is the major environmental and socio-political issue of our time and also affects Berlin's urban society. The decarbonization...
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New raw material needs in the EU – how they exacerbate old injustices in South Africa

New raw material needs in the EU – how they exacerbate old injustices in South Africa

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New raw material needs in the EU – how they exacerbate old injustices in South Africa

From / 05.02.2024 Comments Disabled
Against the background of Germany and the EU as major raw material importers, this new brochure focuses on South Africa, which is one of the largest raw material producers in the world. Historically, it has played [...]
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New commodity boom in Latin America in times of war and climate crisis

New commodity boom in Latin America in times of war and climate crisis

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New commodity boom in Latin America in times of war and climate crisis

From / 12.12.2023 Comments Disabled
Instead of using the energy crisis as a result of the Russian attack on Ukraine as an additional boost to the domestic energy transition, many Western states, and in particular Germany, turned to Latin America to [...]
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