Global Battery Alliance

Today was a true milestone moment for the Global Battery Alliance as #Germany #Serbia and #Zambia declare their intent to join as government members of the GBA at the Hamburg Sustainability Conference In his opening remarks to the conference in the presence of the Heads of the International Monetary Fund, The World Bank, UNDP and the Heads of State of Namibia, Mauritania, Barbados, Rwanda and many more, Federal Chancellor #OlafScholz said the GBA was the ‘world’s most important partnership to scale sustainable, responsible value chains for batteries’ Handing over their declarations of intent to GBA Executive Director Inga Petersen were none other than His Excellency the President of Serbia A. Vucic, German Federal Minister Svenja Schulze and Permanent Secretary C. Hichikumba of Zambia. Since starting as a conversation around a coffee table at the World Economic Forum almost ten years ago, the GBA has grown to become the world’s largest multi-stakeholder partnership in the energy storage space. Sincere thanks to the teams at the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the panelists including Simon Njovu, Thorsten Pinkepank and Moderator Greg Radford as well as the full team and members of the Global Battery Alliance for taking our partnership to the next level! Full statement here: https://lnkd.in/e57NkUAT Scholz: ‘Auch hierzu ein ganz konkretes Beispiel: Batterien werden für die Mobilität der Zukunft und eine funktionierende Energiewende eine entscheidende Rolle spielen. Beim Abbau der Batterierohstoffe, Lithium und Kobalt etwa, kommt es darauf an, dass Umweltstandards eingehalten werden. Wir müssen gemeinsam sicherstellen, dass die beteiligten oder betroffenen Bürgerinnen und Bürger vor Ort davon profitieren. Die Global Battery Alliance ist hierfür die wichtigste globale Partnerschaft. Sie setzt sich für nachhaltigere Batterielieferketten und dafür ein, den ökologischen Fußabdruck von Batterien zu verbessern. Bislang besteht die Allianz aus etwa 170 Mitgliedern, vor allem Unternehmen aus dem globalen Norden. Hier, auf der Hamburg Sustainability Conference, wird das deutsche Entwicklungsministerium dieser Allianz beitreten – im Schulterschluss mit Sambia und Serbien, die ebenfalls ihren Beitritt vorbereiten.’ Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) press release available here: https://lnkd.in/eBgWWJ9e Gim Neo Dr. Martin Brudermüller Benedikt Sobotka Atle Høie Jon Creyts @Robin Zeng

🎁 It is not too late to offer you and your loved ones the gift of understanding this Christmas by signing up to the Global Battery Alliance #batterypassport pilot webinar which will take place at 14:30 CET this Thursday December 19th 🔋 Learn about what our 10 pilot consortia implemented in the 2024 pilots and how to interpret the results. The webinar will include contributions by Robert Pell, CEO of Minviro Luise Müller-Hofstede Business Development Director at Circulor EY who contributed as independent data verifiers Graham Lee Head of Battery Passport programme at Global Battery Alliance This is a unique opportunity to address your questions in an interactive format before the start of the holidays 🎄 🎅 Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/eB94NbJp

📢 Don't miss this #consultancy opportunity to contribute to the Global Battery Alliance's #BatteryPassport - a framework to make efforts toward battery value chain sustainability measurable across the globe with multistakeholder, collective action. 🔋🌱 Apply for this consultancy by 15 December, 2024.

Yet ANOTHER opportunity to support the Global Battery Alliance in turning our vision of responsible, sustainable and circular battery value chains a reality by contributing to the next phase of the #batterypassport indicator framework in preparing for the GBA battery product sustainability certification. Join us! https://lnkd.in/erGpRjmR

You've been following the #batterypassport and the launch of the 2024 pilots but you have questions and you would like to learn more? You're in luck! 🍀 On December 19th at 14:30 CET the Global Battery Alliance Secretariat will be hosting an open webinar for all interested stakeholders in the 2024 pilots, presenting the results and lessons learnt in more detail. 💻 🔋 💡 Please sign up here and please feel free to share widely in your networks https://lnkd.in/eh3HePVP Graham Lee Kaisa Toroskainen Pramoda Gode

Heute spreche ich zur Abwechslung auch einmal auf deutsch von der Arbeit der Global Battery Alliance in der NZZ https://lnkd.in/e66BSdPF The English translation is also available https://lnkd.in/efgZf39r

🌍🔋 We are pleased to announce our participation in the Global Battery Alliance's 2024 Battery Passport pilots, marking an important step towards improving transparency and sustainability in battery value chains. 🔋🌏 As part of the GBA's collaborative efforts, CATL contributed to two #pilot projects for its Shenxing and CTP #batteries. These projects, verified by independent agencies, reflect our ongoing commitment to fostering a greener and more sustainable future. Highlights include: 👣 A carbon footprint of 49 kgCO2eq/kWh across both pilots, showcasing efforts to reduce #emissions throughout the battery lifecycle. 🍃 Strong alignment with Battery Passport criteria, focusing on #transparency, traceability, and environmental considerations. 📚 Development of seven rulebooks addressing key #sustainability topics such as greenhouse gas emissions, circular design, and biodiversity. CATL is proud to support this initiative, which aligns with our broader vision for sustainable development and #circularity. By collaborating with industry partners, we aim to contribute to global standards for battery sustainability and promote advancements in regulatory and product #innovation.

It was a pleasure to join this roundtable to launch the collaborative report with Deloitte on uncertainties related to meeting the #battery #recycled content targets in the #EU. The paper points to lots more work to be done, to balance the incentives for recycling and repurposing of batteries, responsible sourcing and production of recycled materials, and facilitating the global trade of used EVs and recycled feedstock. All of these are themes the Global Battery Alliance will take forward in it's Circularity and Critical Minerals programme in 2025. Kudos and pleasure to work with our Circularity expert Pramoda Gode on this effort!

Thanks Alessandro Blasi for championing #batteries and to the The Washington Post for this brilliant illustration of why we need them!

Whilst circularity is much larger than recycling and begins with circular product and process design, - as the world accelerates toward clean energy transitions #recycling of critical minerals is becoming a vital strategy for securing a sustainable supply. The recent publication 'Recycling of Critical Minerals' by the International Energy Agency (IEA) highlights several important points: ⛏️ Recycling can reduce the need for new mining by up to 40% for certain minerals by 2050, while also decreasing environmental and social impacts. This will be key in meeting global climate goals. 💲 The market for recycled energy-transition minerals is expected to reach $200 billion, yet current recycling efforts are falling behind the growth in material consumption, especially for materials like copper and nickel. 🗒️ Many countries lack comprehensive strategies for recycling. Policy frameworks that include financial incentives and material recovery mandates are important to improving recycling systems globally. 🔋 With the growing demand for EVs and storage solutions, battery recycling is a key opportunity. It could meet up to 30% of the demand for lithium, cobalt, and nickel by mid-century. ♻️ Significant gaps in recycling infrastructure exist, particularly in developing economies. Supporting these regions with technology transfers can help close the gap and promote sustainable development.    The IEA’s report highlights the importance of expanding recycling infrastructure and enhancing collection rates to reduce dependence on primary minerals, cut emissions, and promote a more circular economy. The future of clean energy depends on how well we manage the resources we already have. https://lnkd.in/dfabuusT