🇪🇺 "EU Battery Rules: Strengthening Sustainability and Recycling Targets" 🇪🇺

Parliament's final approval of updated rules for battery design, production, and waste management in the EU is highlighted in this YouTube video. The deal, reached with the Council in December 2022, aims to strengthen the industrial sector, vital for the EU's energy transition and strategic autonomy. The video features speeches by Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, and Achille VARIATI, Rapporteur, discussing the sustainability, durability, and performance improvements of batteries, as well as stringent targets for waste collection, recycling efficiency, and material recovery. Critical raw materials like cobalt, lithium, and nickel will be recycled to decrease environmental pressures and achieve recycling and recovery targets. The importance of corporate responsibility and sustainable product policies is also emphasized. This influential legislation marks a significant step towards the circular economy and a thriving battery industry in Europe.

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Media Center Link:https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/de/video/batteries-and-waste-batteries-closing-statements-by-virginijus-sinkevicius-european-commissioner-for-environment-and-by-achille-variati-sd-it-rapporteur_I242385