Why We Need Battery Passports - World Economic Forum - Davos 2023

Batteries power the energy transition to a sustainable future but require critical minerals, the extraction of which comes with environmental and human rights risk, including child labour.

How can a battery passport contribute to protecting human rights, safeguarding the environment and informing consumer decision-making?

This session highlights and builds on the work of the Global Battery Alliance, an initiative incubated by the World Economic Forum.

00:00 Introduction
03:20 Discussion begins

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