Huge success! The Parliament just voted on the battery regulation, and we got everything we wanted in it! A π§΅π
Spoiler: this is great news for the planet, for workers & communities, for consumers... and for our energy independence. We all need some positivity, so here you are:
Spoiler: this is great news for the planet, for workers & communities, for consumers... and for our energy independence. We all need some positivity, so here you are:
First, why do they matter? Building-size industrial batteries store wind or solar electricity, and enable its distribution to the grid. E-vehicles are part of the solution to decarbonising transport. And, we all have phones, laptops and (tens of) other devices with batteries. 2/8
Currently, 90% of batteries are imported to EU. Imported or produced here, all these batteries require raw materials. Most of these raw materials are, or will be, mined. This situation creates vulnerabilities and often leads to major human rights and environmental destruction.3/8
The battery regulation aims at fixing these problems, and will be a significant help to exit fossil fuels.
Thanks to our work in the Parliament it will:
π have strong environmental and human right due diligence for the battery supply chain, to ensure responsible sourcing. 4/8
Thanks to our work in the Parliament it will:
π have strong environmental and human right due diligence for the battery supply chain, to ensure responsible sourcing. 4/8
π support a circular economy in which raw materials in old batteries are recovered, recycled and reused: less mining is good for people, the environment, and our strategic autonomy. 5/8
π lay down the ground work for all batteries produced or imported on the internal market to be produced with clean energy. Many batteries today are produced with coal & other fossil fuels: this will change. 6/8
π ensure that batteries last longer, by design, and create a right to repair devices and appliances with batteries, to save raw materials. Goodbye glued batteries in phones, laptops & co! This will make a huge different for consumers, and the environment. 7/8
There was a very broad majority in favor of this file, this is a strong message for future circular economy packages.
For the German speakers, you can find my speech in plenary here:
For the German speakers, you can find my speech in plenary here:
https://twitter.com/anna_cavazzini/status/1501586919385448464, and a more detailed briefing here: annacavazzini.eu/briefing-batte⦠8/8
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