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Raw materials and trade - How the EU wants to secure raw materials in the Global South through trade agreements

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PowerShift Podcast Trade Policy

Germany and the European Union want to become climate neutral as soon as possible. For this, the EU needs raw materials, which are often underground in other regions of the world. To secure access to these raw materials, the EU uses its trade policy and concrete instruments, such as the trade agreements with New Zealand, Mexico and Chile. Bettina Müller explains in this episode how important trade is for securing raw materials and how fair the agreements are.

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This project was funded by the Federal Environment Agency and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection. Funding is provided by decision of the German Bundestag.

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