Compass World Economy To Go #65.1: Nickel boom and palm oil curse - raw materials in the EU-Indonesia trade agreement

# 65.1

Palm forest

What is it about?

Welcome to our new episode Compass World Economy To Go. Today we look at the EU-Indonesia trade agreement – with a focus on raw materials. This is because the friendly-sounding name ‘Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement’, or CEPA for short, hides hard-hitting interests – and massive risks for people, the environment and the climate. But what exactly is it about?

Letter of protest against free trade agreements: https://power-shift.de/kein-schmutziger-deal-mit-indonesien-120-organisationen-fordern-stopp-des-eu-freihandelsabkommen/
Nickel: Green glow, dirty reality - Publication by PowerShift: https://power-shift.de/nickel-gruener-schein-dreckige-realitaet/
World Economy Compass on the EU-Mercusor Trade Agreement: https://power-shift.de/media/eu-mercosur-abkommen-das-giftige-abkommen/
World Economy Compass on the Andean Agreement: https://power-shift.de/media/wie-anden-abkommen-klima-schadet/

We would like to thank the European Climate Foundation for their financial support of this podcast. The responsibility for the views expressed in this podcast lies with PowerShift e.V.

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