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Has the EU already lost the lithium battery war?

Europe is almost entirely dependent on China for its lithium battery needs. Can the bloc develop its own supply chain?

An ariel view of village covered in mud near Mariana, southwestern Brazil, on November 6, 2015

An ariel view of village covered in mud near Mariana, southwestern Brazil, on November 6, 2015

Brazil seals $23 billion from mining firms over dam collapse

The Brazilian government signed a compensation deal with BHP and Vale over the 2015 environmental disaster.

A Russian flag with the emblem of Russia on it hangs on a monument to Russian instructors in Bangui, Central African Republic.

A Russian flag with the emblem of Russia on it hangs on a monument to Russian instructors in Bangui, Central African Republic.

Wagner: What's Russia up to in the Central African Republic?

DW met Dimitri Sytyi, a key player of Russia's Wagner Group in Africa. Two experts provided an analysis of his comments.

A Ukrainian soldier carries the splitter ammunition as a Ukrainian bomb squad team carries out mine and shell detonation work in Donetsk region, Ukraine, June 15, 2024

A Ukrainian soldier carries the splitter ammunition as a Ukrainian bomb squad team carries out mine and shell detonation work in Donetsk region, Ukraine, June 15, 2024

War in Ukraine: Landmines to hurt food exports for years

Mines are a huge challenge for Ukrainian farmers. What does contamination mean for the world's dinner plates?

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DW Eco India 11.10.24

Solar panel recycling: A hidden goldmine of raw materials?

Recovering materials like silicon, silver and copper from defective solar panels could be a game-changer in urban mining

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Lebenswege - Momente, die alles verändern
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Paths of life — moments that change everything

Looking back, every life has at least one turning point. Change often comes about unexpectedly.

Illegal mining in South Africa

Illegal mining in South Africa

How illegal mining threatens Africa's future

Politicians and other influential figures have a hand in illegal small-scale mining in Ghana and other parts of Africa.

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DW "Eco Africa" Sendungslogo mit Partnerlogos (Composite)

Eco Africa: Sustainable shellfish | An all-female gem mine

Sustainable shellfish, an all-female gem mine and how solar power minigrids can change lives.

Türkei | Erdrutsch in einer Goldmine in Erzincan

Türkei | Erdrutsch in einer Goldmine in Erzincan

Uzbekistan sees gold rush due to private mining

After Uzbekistan allowed private gold mining it has experienced an unprecedented rush for the precious metal.

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DW AfricaLink Podcast Cover

Why can't Ghana stop illegal mining?

Josey Mahachi talks to Enoch Randy Aikins of ISS, investigative journalist Erastus Donkor and DW's Nontokozo Mchunu.

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DW Eco India (Sendungslogo Composite)

Eco India: Adapting to change

Fighting flash flooding in Delhi and fungal infestation in the apple belt.

DW Sendung Made in Germany

DW Sendung Made in Germany

Serbia: Protests against lithium mining

Lithium mining in Serbia: The raw material of the future is currently the subject of protests.

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USA Nationalpark

Proposed mine threatens nature refuge in US state of Georgia

The US Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, a vast peatland swamp and nature paradise, is threatened by a proposed mine.

Juan Lopez sits on a rock beside the Guapinol river

Juan Lopez sits on a rock beside the Guapinol river

Honduras: Anti-mining activist Juan Lopez shot dead

Juan Lopez is the fourth member of an environmental activism group based in in Tocoa to be killed since 2023.

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DW "Global Us" Sendungslogo Composite

Japan's fear of China — Global Us

Japan eyes China’s growing ambitions with concern. Plus: How can waste landfills be made more climate friendly?

Collapsed and abandoned houses in the village of Gornje Nedeljice that the company Rio Tinto bought from the locals

Collapsed and abandoned houses in the village of Gornje Nedeljice that the company Rio Tinto bought from the locals

Serbian farmers battle mining giant Rio Tinto over lithium

Serbian farmers in the Jadar River valley are afraid that a lithium mine could ruin their livelihoods.

Many houses are seen along a river, with floodwater everywhere

Many houses are seen along a river, with floodwater everywhere

Time to criminalize environmental damage, says survey

A majority of people across 22 countries have said those who hurt nature and the climate must pay a price.

Kolumbien | Steinkohletagebau El Cerrejón

Kolumbien | Steinkohletagebau El Cerrejón

Climate litigation: How corporations fight green policies

How a foreign investor protection regime is said to be stalling climate action and instead paying polluters.

Four buckets contain different materials for re-use and waste prevention in Heidelberg, Germany.

Four buckets contain different materials for re-use and waste prevention in Heidelberg, Germany.

Urban mining: Reusing old materials for new constructions

Sustainable demolitions show it’s possible to recycle construction materials.

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DW "Eco Africa" Sendungslogo mit Partnerlogos (Composite)

Waste prevention and urban mining - Eco Africa

Deforestation and plastic waste harm the environment – but many in Africa are working hard to protect it.

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Fokus Europa GB NHS

Focus on Europe - Spotlight on People

Long waiting lists and understaffed hospitals – healthcare in Britain has been steadily deteriorating.

A man inspects a lab-frown diamond

A man inspects a lab-frown diamond

How Ukraine war killed hope in India's 'Diamond City'

Due to sanctions on Russian diamonds, workers in India's Surat are facing a staggering crisis with no end in sight.

A huge crowd of people at a protest in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, against a massive lithium mine in the country. Some are holding up national flags and placards.

A huge crowd of people at a protest in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, against a massive lithium mine in the country. Some are holding up national flags and placards.

Lithium mine project in Serbia triggers mass protests

Farmers have been fighting the project for years, and environmental groups fear it will cause major destruction.

Tens of thousands gather as they protest against the government's campaign to re-actualise and support the Anglo-Australian company Rio Tinto's plan to open a lithium mine in the country in Belgrade on August 10, 2024.

Tens of thousands gather as they protest against the government's campaign to re-actualise and support the Anglo-Australian company Rio Tinto's plan to open a lithium mine in the country in Belgrade on August 10, 2024.

Serbia: Protests over vast Rio Tinto lithium mining project

The EU-supported deal seeks to source a core resource at scale, but environmentalists say the costs are too high.

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DW "Global Us" Sendungslogo Composite

Curse or blessing? Senegal's offshore gas hopes

Migrant domestic workers are being exploited in Spain. A police officer in India runs a school for street kids.

A person washing cement sacks in Bangladesh, unprotected from silica dust released by the artificial stone

A person washing cement sacks in Bangladesh, unprotected from silica dust released by the artificial stone

Why silica dust could become the 'new asbestos'

If inhaled, silica dust causes fatal lung disease. Experts want better protections for workers exposed to it every day.

Schools of fish and dolphins pass by a reef

Schools of fish and dolphins pass by a reef

Deep-sea metals: Vital resource or environmental disaster?

Mining the valuable metals and rare earths found in the ocean floor could permanently damage fragile marine systems.

Large copper mine with conveyor belt in Andalusia, Spain

Large copper mine with conveyor belt in Andalusia, Spain

The history and future of mines in Andalusia

In southern Spain, new mining operations could be a welcome source of work.

Critical raw materials of the future

Raw materials of the future: Lithium, gold, silver and copper. And: the world’s biggest salmon farm.

Aerial view of twin falls in Kakadu National Park

Aerial view of twin falls in Kakadu National Park

Australia: Uranium mining to be banned at Indigenous site

New protective measures for Australia's Jabiluka will allow the Mirrar people to keep mining firms away from their land.

Serbien | Reportagefotos zum Rio Tinto

Serbien | Reportagefotos zum Rio Tinto

Skepticism in Serbia amid lithium-extraction deal with EU

The EU is keen to pivot its reliance on China for natural resources towards Europe.

The local office of the mining company Rio Tinto in the city of Loznica, western Serbia

The local office of the mining company Rio Tinto in the city of Loznica, western Serbia

Serbia: Protests on the cards if lithium mining goes ahead

Activists have labeled Serbia's U-turn on lithium mining "an epic crime against people and nature."

DW Podcast | Inside Europe

DW Podcast | Inside Europe

Inside Europe 18 July 2024

Can Ursula von der Leyen unite EU factions in her second term? Finland plans to turn back refugees at the border, and activists fail to bloc a lithium mine in Serbia. Also: Erdogan is accused of hypocrisy over Israel's war in Gaza, why Russian attitudes toward Ukraine are changing, could Muslim-majority Kosovo approve same-sex marriage? And Bulgarians avoid the army, despite a 30% pay hike.

Red dirt of a nickel mine in Indonesia

Red dirt of a nickel mine in Indonesia

EU faces green dilemma in Indonesian nickel

Nickel is essential for the global transition to green energy, but mining often comes with environmental challenges.

Rescue workers carry a person on a stretcher to an awaiting helicopter at the Rydultowy coal mine, southern Poland

Rescue workers carry a person on a stretcher to an awaiting helicopter at the Rydultowy coal mine, southern Poland

Poland: Miner found alive two days after tremor

The man, who was stuck underground for two days, was one of 78 in the mine when it was hit by a rockburst tremor.

A group of Indigenous people perform a ceremony in a forested setting

A group of Indigenous people perform a ceremony in a forested setting

Indonesian island fights to curb impact of toxic nickel mine

Nickel mining has led to water pollution, land degradation and fewer fish, leaving local communities struggling.

Leopard tank firing in Donetsk, Ukraine

Leopard tank firing in Donetsk, Ukraine

Ukraine's war is a battle for trillions in resources

Ukraine has huge deposits of lithium, a key mineral for expanding fields like electric car batteries.

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DW Eco India (Sendungslogo Composite)

How can we manage our food sustainably? - Eco India

Teaching others to grow organic food, empowering the poorest to improve their nutrition levels, and cutting food waste.

An asteroid burns up in the Earth's atmosphere over Berlin in January 2024

An asteroid burns up in the Earth's atmosphere over Berlin in January 2024

Asteroids and comets: What's the difference?

We watch comets with wonder when they fly by Earth, but track asteroids with fear. Here's how to tell them apart.

Shopwindow with Rio Tinto company name

Shopwindow with Rio Tinto company name

Rio Tinto promises 'radical transparency' in Serbia mine

Anglo-Australian firm Rio Tinto is campaigning to restart its mining of lithium in Serbia amidst major opposition.

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Planet A

Urban Mining

How can we use old materials to make new construction greener?

DW Dokumentation | Philippinen - Kinder tauchen nach Gold

DW Dokumentation | Philippinen - Kinder tauchen nach Gold

Dangerous diving - Child gold miners in the Philippines

The Philippines has vast deposits of gold. But much of it is mined by children.

A person works in an illegal mine, as a man stands superimposed over the image

A person works in an illegal mine, as a man stands superimposed over the image

What's behind Africa's billion-dollar illegal mining trade?

Illegal mining, a billion-dollar shadow trade, is defying authorities from Congo to Ghana. Why can't it be stopped?

Lithium Hydroxid Tanks at the Bitterfeld-Wolfen industrial park

Lithium Hydroxid Tanks at the Bitterfeld-Wolfen industrial park

Can Europe secure its own critical raw materials?

The EU is looking to diversify its minerals' supply away from China. But can it source enough of it at a decent price?

DW Sendung Made in Germany

DW Sendung Made in Germany

The end of coal mining in Svalbard

Energy transition in the Arctic: Norway closes its last coal mine in Svalbard.

Still Reporter - Streit auf Spitzbergen

Still Reporter - Streit auf Spitzbergen

Melting pot Svalbard: How much freedom is allowed?

New controversial voting restrictions in Svalbard are causing foreigners to feel marginalized.

DW Science | AI Lexicon by Zulfikar Abbany

DW Science | AI Lexicon by Zulfikar Abbany

AI Lexicon — T

Do you know your AI from your ML? Our lexicon offers easy-to-understand definitions and examples of AI in everyday life.

Stones on conveyor belt

Stones on conveyor belt

Economic foundation: Ore, stone, fields, and roads - MADE

Mining in Sweden, AI in German industry, water scarcity in Spain, and EVs in Portugal.

City in a snowy landscape

City in a snowy landscape

Kiruna: A town makes way for an iron ore mine

Iron ore deposits lie beneath the Swedish city of Kiruna. Now, the city must relocate.

Norwegian dam at Braskereidfoss fails in August 2023. Image shows a wrecked structure and masses of water flooding out.

Norwegian dam at Braskereidfoss fails in August 2023. Image shows a wrecked structure and masses of water flooding out.

Deadly dam failures: Cause, effect and prevention

No dam is flood-proof, as flooding after days of heavy rains in southern Brazil has shown. Here's what you need to know.