Negative impacts of electric car battery production must be urgently addressed: UN trade agency

Demand for raw materials used in the production of electric car batteries is set to soar, prompting the UN trade body, UNCTAD, to call for the social and environmental impacts of the extraction of raw materials, which include human rights abuses, to be urgently addressed.

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Share gains from extracting precious raw materials more equitably, guard against pitfalls, cautions Guterres

25 May 2021

Extracting minerals, metals and other valuable raw materials from the earth, represents a “crucial juncture” between resources, ecosystems and people, all of which have an essential role to play in advancing sustainability and equity, the UN chief said on Tuesday.

Amid recent slowdown in global trade, ‘green goods’ are the winning ticket

23 Mar 2023

Global trade slowed down in the second half of 2022, but demand for environmentally friendly goods stayed strong, the UN Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD, said on Thursday.

Amid recent slowdown in global trade, ‘green goods’ are the winning ticket

23 Mar 2023

Global trade slowed down in the second half of 2022, but demand for environmentally friendly goods stayed strong, the UN Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD, said on Thursday.