German and European raw materials policy urgently needs new strategies and paradigms in order to be fit for the future and to do justice globally. In October 2024, people from international civil society, politics, trade unions and academia discussed exactly how this should work in Berlin. On October 10, the Working Group on Raw Materials invited here to the Raw Materials Summit, as part of the annual Alternative Raw Materials Week with nationwide actions. PowerShift co-organized and co-discussed the Raw Materials Summit. Vanessa Fischer from the raw materials team was also there. In this episode, she tells our moderator Antonia Vangelista about her highlights from the summit and also has a few statements from the podium guests in her luggage.

To continue listening and reading:

• publication ‘Reduce metal consumption: Practical proposals to shape the raw materials transition”
• Podcast episode #54 on Southeast Asian Perspectives on German Metal Consumption
• Podcast episode #49 on the raw materials transition in Germany
• Podcast episode #43 on the extraction of raw materials for the EU in South Africa

The podcast was recorded before the out of traffic light government. The political projects mentioned below may therefore no longer be up-to-date.

This project was funded by the Federal Environment Agency.

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