The nickel, which is used in German electric cars or buildings, often came 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 behind. The Indonesian NGO Akso Ekologi & Emansipasi Rakyat (AEER) and the Philippine NGO Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM), in cooperation with PowerShift, have investigated the impact 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 material consultant at PowerShift. Rhoda Viajar from ATM also speaks.
To listen and read more:
- “International Perspectives on Raw Materials Reduction in Europe and Germany”: Papers from the NGOs Akso Ekologi & Emansipasi Rakyat and Alyansa Tigil Mina
- Podcast sequence #49 on the reduction of metal consumption in Germany
- publication ‘Reduce metal consumption: Practical proposals for shaping the raw materials transition’
- Podcast sequence #46 the Critical Raw Materials Act
- “Press conference of the Chancellor and the President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr.” (Video of the Federal Government)
