Nickel, which is used in German e-cars or buildings, has often come from Russia in the past and could increasingly come from Indonesia or the Philippines in the future. Other metals are also imported from the two Southeast Asian island states. The demand for raw materials for the energy transition is not without consequences, human rights and environmental protection are often put behind. In cooperation with PowerShift, the Indonesian NGO Akso Ekologi & Emansipasi Rakyat (AEER) and the Philippine NGO Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM) have investigated the effects of this demand for raw materials today and why Germany and the European Union should urgently reduce their demand for raw materials. Our moderator Antonia Vangelista talks about the results with Michael Reckordt, Raw Materials Officer at PowerShift. Rhoda Viajar from ATM also speaks.

To continue listening and reading:

• ’International Perspectives on Raw Materials Reduction in Europe and Germany”: Papers from the NGOs Akso Ekologi & Emansipasi Rakyat and Alyansa Tigil Mina
• Podcast episode #49 on the reduction of metal consumption in Germany
• publication ‘Reduce metal consumption: Practical proposals to shape the raw materials transition”
• Podcast episode #46 the Critical Raw Materials Act
• “Press conference of the Chancellor and the President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr.” (Video recording by the Federal Government)

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