Debate on batteries at the EESC
Our Programme Manager Mélissa Zill brought the NGO perspective to a debate at the TEN Section of the European Economic and Social Committee on Wednesday 5 February.
The theme of the debate was “Rare earth elements and batteries: a necessity for Europe” and we highlighted the environmental impact of the production of batteries (see more in our article The problem with batteries), as well as the need for the EU to adopt sustainability requirements in a regulation, supported by standards to facilitate the second life of batteries and their recycling.
