Thread by @TheICCT

On Tuesday, the @EUparliament passed a groundbreaking policy framework that will make electric vehicle batteries sold in 🇪🇺 more sustainable – and can serve as a blueprint for battery policies worldwide.🔋⚡️

Here are 4 key aspects of this policy in a short 🧵.👇

#EVs #batteries

1⃣Responsible and sustainable #mining.

The regulation mandates due diligence obligations for companies selling batteries in 🇪🇺.

Companies are required to identify and mitigate social and environmental risks in the supply chain of cobalt, lithium, nickel, and natural graphite.

2⃣Lower emissions in battery production.

The regulation mandates that companies assess and declare the #lifecycle carbon footprint of their batteries.

From 2028, only #EVbatteries produced below a maximum carbon footprint threshold value can be sold in the 🇪🇺.

🔎💡Reducing the emissions from battery production further improves the climate benefits of EVs.

➡️bit.ly/lca-cars

3⃣Enhanced accessibility of battery data.

The regulation introduces a digital battery passport📔 for each battery sold in the EU.

It includes relevant information about the battery’s origin, current condition, and expected lifetime.

By providing this data to third-party reuse centers, it can facilitate the continued usage of end-of-life EV batteries in other applications.

Find out more about international policy approaches to scale up the reuse and recycling of EV batteries here:
➡️bit.ly/recycling-EVba…

4⃣#BatteryRecycling.

This regulation is the first of its kind to set element-specific recovery rates for #lithium, #cobalt, #copper, and #nickel in batteries.

🔹From 2027, 50% of the lithium in a battery and 90% of cobalt, copper, and nickel need to be recovered.

🔹From 2031, these requirements will increase to 80% and 95%, respectively.

To ensure that these minerals are recovered in high purity, the regulation sets element-specific shares of recycled content for the production of new batteries.

If these standards were to be introduced globally, the annual demand for raw materials would be reduced by 28% in 2050