Energy transition brings new dependencie • Table.Briefings

Russia’s war of aggression has shown how dependent Germany and other EU countries are on Russian oil and gas. The rapid switch to renewable energies is seen as a way out by many. However, there is a threat of new dependencies and possible supply bottlenecks for materials for wind turbines, photovoltaics, and batteries.

Lithium, magnesium, rare earths: Europe is heavily dependent on imports of important raw materials for the energy transition. Chinese companies dominate many production stages of photovoltaic plants, for example, and the EU also obtains important components for wind turbines and electric cars almost entirely from China.

Energy transition brings new dependencies

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