'Made in Europe' rules: how to do them
It's about time the EU requires parts of key products to be made locally – and nowhere is this more urgent than in the battery sector.
No time to waste: why Europe needs to clean up its mining sector now
The continent’s need for raw materials is on the rise, but its rules governing mining waste are dangerously out of date.
CTIPs? How the new acronym can turn Europe’s minerals diplomacy around
The EU needs to be more strategic in its choice of partners, while balancing its own strengths with the partner countries’ needs.
EU Auto Plan is a major concession to industry – it must be the last
T&E reaction to Automotive Plan: Positive steps on fleets, but the weakening of CO₂ targets and vague support for battery production will see Europe f...
Don’t be fooled by the car industry’s ‘complain then comply’ strategy
An EU Automotive Plan that keeps the targets, but supports demand and local battery manufacturing, can make this a landmark year for the industry.
EU plans to boost green aviation and shipping fuels, but sends worrying signal on 2040 climate goal
T&E reaction to EU Clean Industrial Deal, Action Plan for Affordable Energy, and Omnibus proposal.
NGOs, labour organisations and businesses raise concern over potential delays to the implementation of the EU Batteries Regulation due diligence rules
A coalition of 25 civil society organisations, businesses and labour organisations urge policymakers to ensure swift and full implementation of the EU...
No tech transfer requirements in Chinese-European battery partnerships despite EU subsidies - study
External experts commissioned by T&E find no EU-wide or national requirements on technology transfer and breaches of air pollution rules from battery ...
Assembly plant or battery powerhouse? Analysis of foreign battery investments in EU
External experts commissioned by T&E find no EU-wide or national requirements on technology transfer and breaches of air pollution rules from battery ...
Open call on new Commission to prioritise revision of EU Extractive Waste Directive
NGOs have called on the EU to review the outdated EU Extractive Waste Directive and bring it into line with global best practice.
Make, buy, protect Europe
CATL’s huge investments present the EU with an early test for its industrial ambitions
Recycling battery metals could supply up to a quarter of Europe’s electric cars by 2030 – study
But the EU and UK risk missing out as half of local recycling projects are at risk.