Photo: Hamburg Sustainability Conference
Germany will join the Global Battery Alliance together with Serbia and Zambia, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said.
Olaf Scholz today opened the first Hamburg Sustainability Conference, which President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić also attended. Vučić is slated to speak tomorrow on the panel Securing Globally Responsible and Circular Battery Supply Chains.
Less than three months ago, in the presence of Scholz, the government of Serbia and the European Commission signed a memorandum of understanding for a strategic partnership in sustainable raw materials, battery value chains, and electric vehicles. In the document, they expressed support for Rio Tinto’s Jadar lithium project.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said today that the Global Battery Alliance (GBA) is committed to sustainable battery supply chains and reducing their environmental footprint.
Scholz: As many people as possible should benefit from progress around the globe
He revealed that the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development would become part of the alliance. Zambia and Serbia have also prepared to join GBA, he added.
More people around the world should benefit from progress and prosperity, Scholz stressed. It is precisely why the Hamburg Sustainability Conference was created, he added.
Aleksandar Vučić said the conference is a key platform for discussing the most important issues about the future of the world.
“Sustainability is not just a word – it’s a challenge that we all face together and I believe it’s time to take responsibility and immediately start working on solutions,” he stated.
GBA has 170 members
GBA is a public-private collaboration platform founded in 2017 at the World Economic Forum to help establish a sustainable battery value chain by 2030, according to its website.
It brings together 170 international and nongovernmental organizations, industry actors, academics and multiple governments. Members collaborate to achieve the goals set out in the GBA 2030 Vision and agree to the Ten GBA Guiding Principles, the presentation reads.
The conference is set to gather 1,600 participants from 102 countries. It is a joint initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Michael Otto Foundation for Sustainability and the City of Hamburg.
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