This article analyses the cost implications of an EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) for downstream industries in Germany. The restriction to a few basic industries as envisaged in the EU Commission’s proposal is expected to lead to only a slight increase in input costs for...

With its communication "Sustainable Carbon Cycles", the European Commission has opened a new chapter in European climate policy. For the first time, natural and artificial CO2 capture and storage technologies are to be covered jointly in an overarching regulatory approach. This article reviews...

Zukunftstechnologien, wie Elektromotoren und Windkraft-Turbinen, enthalten wertvolle selteneMetalle, deren Recycling einen wichtigen Schritt zu einer grünen Kreislaufwirtschaft darstellenwürde. Doch ein Aufbau von Lieferketten für recycelte Metalle ist mit Schwierigkeiten, wiemangelnder...

With its Industrial Carbon Management Strategy, the European Commission has defined an initial framework for the future promotion of CO2 capture, storage and use in the EU. In particular, negative emission technologies like direct air capture promise to play a key long-term role on the path...

Green hydrogen has outgrown the testing stage: over the next few years, consortia across Europe will be investing large sums to build the supply chains of tomorrow. However, Europe as a whole will only be successful if it aligns the development of supply chains with the potentials of its regions...

Die Umstellung der europäischen Industrie auf klimaneutrale Technologien schafft eine Vielzahl neuer Ressourcenbedürfnisse. Die Versorgungswege sind störanfällig und von zunehmender Verknappung bedroht. Mit dem Instrument der Strategischen Ressourcenpartnerschaft will die EU durch die...