Europe wants the energy transition – but it requires raw materials for solar cells and electric cars, including chrome, platinum and iron ore from South Africa. In February, Hannah Pilgrim met with South African organizations representing miners and local residents. The 30-year-old coordinates the working group network AK Rohstoffe at the NGO Powershift. She demands that the EU should ensure higher standards and a say for those affected whenever it sources so-called critical raw materials from the Global South.