DW Documentary

Season 10 Episode 15: The raw materials dilemma: Europe, China, and the Green Deal

Europe wants to encourage economic growth, while also saving our planet from climate collapse. The name of the plan to do this is the "Green Deal.” Under the Green Deal, electric cars are supposed to replace combustion engines, and renewable energies will be used instead of coal, oil, and gas. But green technologies require many critical raw materials, like lithium and rare earths. But these raw materials are rarely mined in Europe anymore. Currently, they come from faraway places like Africa, South America, Russia, and above all, China.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

10

Episodes:

299

Quality:

HD

Status:

Returning Series

First Air:

2017

IMDb:

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