Raw Materials Policy

Digging Deeper into the EU’s Strategic Projects: Implementation of the Regulation

From Leonel / 05.12.2024 Comments Disabled

This panel delves into the EU’s Strategic Projects framework under the CRMR, examining its environmental, social, and systemic implications, with a particular focus on mining and raw materials extraction, and […]

Sustainable Resource Management for a Resilient Europe

From Leonel / 24.11.2024 Comments Disabled

The EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) aims to address the supply gap for critical raw materials (CRMs) that are needed for various (industrial) applications, mainly in the sectors of [...]

Looking at solar supply chains – understanding risks, shopping responsibly!

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Looking at solar supply chains – understanding risks, shopping responsibly!

From Leonel / 24.11.2024 Comments Disabled

Solar energy is indispensable as a central component of the energy transition in order to cope with the climate crisis. However, the production of solar modules is often associated with social and environmental risks. Thus, a large part of [...]

Extraction of raw materials and EU trade policy

From Leonel / 22.10.2024 Comments Disabled

Presentation and discussion with Bettina Müller, speaker, PowerShift e.V., Berlin The EU needs raw materials to make its economy and society “climate neutral”. But they don't have the raw materials they need, or [...]

Metals trading – The blind spot in the supply chain

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Metals trading – The blind spot in the supply chain

From Vanessa Fischer / 29.08.2024 Comments Disabled

The publication shows that commodity traders operate at many points in the supply chain and are thus important links for transparency, traceability and enforcement of standards. So far, however, they have shown this outstanding importance...

Online event "Raw materials at all costs? Globally just raw materials policy now!”

From Leonel / 28.08.2024 Comments Disabled

As one of the world's five largest consumers of raw materials, Germany is highly dependent on imports from abroad. The problem: Their entire life cycle causes negative consequences for people, [...]

International Perspectives on Raw Materials Reduction in Europe and Germany

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International Perspectives on Raw Materials Reduction in Europe and Germany

From Michael Reckordt / 21.08.2024 Comments Disabled

The global North consumes too many raw materials. This is highlighted by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in its Global Resources Outlook 2024 (March 2024). In particular, countries such as Germany are called upon ‘to [...]

EU Strategic Projects – Civil Society Requirements

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EU Strategic Projects – Civil Society Requirements

From Michael Reckordt / 25.07.2024 Comments Disabled

The Strategic Projects are at the heart of the EU regulation on the "safe and sustainable supply of critical raw materials" (English abbreviation: CRMA). They aim to comply with the Regulation's benchmarks (to [...]

2. Raw materials summit

From Leonel / 21.07.2024 Comments Disabled

The AK Rohstoffe invites to the Raw Materials Summit again on 10 October 2024. The Summit provides a platform for exchange between different actors, including representatives [...]

Oil on fire - Reading and discussion on the impact of the current EU raw materials policy

From Leonel / 21.07.2024 Comments Disabled

In the context of the 5. PowerShift e.V., together with Brot für die Welt, organizes a reading followed by a discussion with the author and journalist Kathrin Hartmann. She will be from [...]