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Environmental Action Germany (Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. - DUH) - Feedback on Batteries - modernising EU rules The promotion of environmental-friendly batteries in the fast growing EU market is of crucial importance for a sustainable development and resource management.

This feedback is provided by the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) on behalf of the Consortium of the H2020 project “CarE-Sevice-Circular Economy Business Models for innovative hybrid and electric mobility through advanced reuse and remanufacturing technologies and services” (Grant Agreement N. 776851).

Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH – Environmental Action Germany) is a recognised environmental and consumer protection association in Germany that has been actively campaigning for the preservation of natural resources and consumer concerns since 1975. DUH is politically independent, non-profit, has the right to sue and is active at national and European level.

I am extremely grateful to the Commission for this timely and needed initiative. I am a researcher at the National Research Council of Italy, my research field is about CO2 emissions from the Arctic tundra. I have read the "Joint Communication" JOIN(2021) 27 about the Arctic.

The Arctic Ocean has so far been mostly protected from exploitation by its remoteness, sea ice and harsh conditions. The Nordic polar region is one of the areas most affected by climate change. The significant rise in temperature will have enormous impacts on people and nature in the Arctic. Changing landscapes and weather condition already open new economic opportunities and alter current ways of living.