The Cost of Electrification - Episode 2

“We risk cleaning our air while also polluting our waters”.
After listening in Episode 1 to the benefits of the electric mobility transition, in this new interview of the #EuropeOnTheMove series, Diego Marin clarifies what is wrong with the current electrification model of the EU, and sheds light on a critical dilemma: can mining ever be sustainable?
Diego Marín is Policy Officer for Raw Materials and Resource Justice at the European Environmental Bureau (EEB). To know more about how the EU can achieve the sparing, circular use of metals and responsible sourcing, check out our extensive research: link.gef.eu/metals, available in several languages.
About #EuropeOnTheMove:
#SustainableMobility has become a buzzword. But its opportunities and challenges are complex and evolving. What modes of transport are truly sustainable? What implications does sustainable mobility hold for the different regions, sectors and actors of society, particularly in the South of Europe, a key region in the EU's #decarbonisation plans.
GEF has asked experts and activists working on a myriad of topics, from #Cycling to #ElectricVehicles, from energy system transitions to critical minerals mining, and from metropolitan to ultra-peripheric regions, about their views on how the #GreenDeal should ensure a just mobility transition for all. Find the full interviews here: link to UA-cam Album.
This project is based on the Heinrich Böll Stiftung European Mobility Atlas and GEF Metals publication, and associated translations.
#EuropeOnTheMove is a video-series produced by the Green European Foundation (GEF) with the support of the Heinrich Böll Stiftung EU Office.