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SUMMARY:How to still Europe’s hunger for minerals
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DESCRIPTION:European electrification leaves communities in the Global South
powerless. A\nconversation on corporate power\, mineral demand and the fu
ture of mobility.\n\nEvery electric car starts underground. Inside its bat
tery are lithium\, nickel\,\ncobalt and manganese\, dug out of the earth t
housands of kilometres from Europe’s\nroads. As the continent swaps petrol
for plugs\, the hunger for these metals is\ngrowing fast. Brussels has a
plan to feed it: mine more at home\, strike deals\nabroad and build up sto
ckpiles. What gets far less attention is the number at\nthe top of the sho
pping list. How much do we actually need? Part of the answer\nis parked on
our streets. In 2010\, about one in ten new cars sold in Europe was\na he
avy SUV. By 2023\, it was more than one in two. Bigger cars need bigger\nb
atteries\, and bigger batteries need more metal. For a handful of carmaker
s\,\nthat means bigger profit margins\, too. Meanwhile\, the price is paid
far from the\nshowroom. In Argentina\, Indonesia and the Democratic Repub
lic of Congo\, mining\ncommunities face drained wetlands\, polluted water
and growing pressure on\nIndigenous rights. So is demand something we simp
ly have to meet\, or something\nwe can choose to shape?\n\nTogether with J
oseph Wilde-Ramsing Director of Advocacy at SOMO\n[https://www.linkedin.co
m/in/joseph-wilde-ramsing/?isSelfProfile=false] Stefanie\nDegreif Reserach
er resources and mobility at Öko-Institut\n[https://www.linkedin.com/in/st
efanie-degreif-793a88262/] Alejandro González\nSenior Researcher at SOMO\n
[https://www.linkedin.com/in/alejandro-gonzalez-cavazos/] Maria Pia Marche
giani\nDeputy Director and Environmental Policy Director at FARN\n[https:/
/farn.org.ar/en/about-us/] Hedda Roberts Project Coordinator at Hot or\nCo
ol Institute [https://hotorcool.org/about/hedda-roberts/] Sjoukje van\nOos
terhout Tweede Kamerlid Progressief Nederland - woordvoerder Klimaat\, Ene
rgie\n& Mijnbouw\n[https://www.linkedin.com/in/sjoukjevanoosterhout/?origi
nalSubdomain=nl] Alancay\nMorales Garro Business and Human Rights Advisor
at IWGIA\n[https://www.linkedin.com/in/alancay/?isSelfProfile=false&locale
=en]
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/how-to-still-europes-hunger-for-mineral
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LOCATION:Pakhuis de Zwijger - Piet Heinkade 179\, 1019 HC Amsterdam
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CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,community,eastern docklands,metal,sustainabili
ty
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:European electrification leaves communities in
the Global South powerless. A conversation on corporate power, mineral de
mand and the future of mobility. Every electric car starts underground.
Inside its battery are lithium, nickel, cobalt and manganese, dug out of
the earth thousands of kilometres from Europe’s roads. As the continent sw
aps petrol for plugs, the hunger for these metals is growing fast. Brussel
s has a plan to feed it: mine more at home, strike deals abroad and build
up stockpiles. What gets far less attention is the number at the top of th
e shopping list. How much do we actually need? Part of the answer is parke
d on our streets. In 2010, about one in ten new cars sold in Europe was a
heavy SUV. By 2023, it was more than one in two. Bigger cars need bigger b
atteries, and bigger batteries need more metal. For a handful of carmakers
, that means bigger profit margins, too. Meanwhile, the price is paid far
from the showroom. In Argentina, Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of
Congo, mining communities face drained wetlands, polluted water and growin
g pressure on Indigenous rights. So is demand something we simply have to
meet, or something we can choose to shape?
Together with Joseph Wilde-Ramsing Director of Advocacy at SOMO Stefanie Degreif Reseracher resources and mobility at Öko-Institut
Alejandro González Senior Researcher at SOMO Maria Pia Marchegian
i Deputy Director and Environmental Policy Director at FARN Hedda Rober
ts Project Coordinator at Hot or Cool Institute Sjoukje van Oosterhout Tweede Kamerlid Progressief Nederland - woordv
oerder Klimaat, Energie & Mijnbouw Alan
cay Morales Garro Business and Human Rights Advisor at IWGIA
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