
The documentary “Made in Europe” investigates the challenges faced by Europe as it attempts to set up its own, fully integrated, mine-to-EV value chain. The film acts as a wake-up call to avoid that Europe’s decarbonisation strategy leads to a nightmarish de-industrialisation. Instead, the documentary shows that Europe’s transition to climateneutrality can go hand in hand with a cleantech-based re-industrialisation. Made-in-Europe. The film's presenter, Peter Tom Jones, undertakes a road trip in the Nordic countries, starting at the iconic Aitik and Kiruna mines in the North of Sweden, after which he visits key locations in South Finland in search of best practices in responsible refining, battery production and EV assembly. As well as descending 1,400 m underground and interviewing company leaders & experts, Jones engages with a key spokesperson from the indigenous, reindeer-herding Sami people in their homeland of Sapmi, before going on to meet with local citizens in the Arctic town of Kiruna. Given the importance of the EU's CriticalRawMaterialsAct and its likely impact on everything related to EVs, Jones sits down with the European Commission’s Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič to obtain a view from Brussels.
- Year2023
- Runtime52 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryBelgium
- DirectorStijn van Baarle
- ScreenwriterStijn van Baarle, Peter Tom Jones
- ProducerStijn van Baarle
- CastPeter Tom Jones
The documentary “Made in Europe” investigates the challenges faced by Europe as it attempts to set up its own, fully integrated, mine-to-EV value chain. The film acts as a wake-up call to avoid that Europe’s decarbonisation strategy leads to a nightmarish de-industrialisation. Instead, the documentary shows that Europe’s transition to climateneutrality can go hand in hand with a cleantech-based re-industrialisation. Made-in-Europe. The film's presenter, Peter Tom Jones, undertakes a road trip in the Nordic countries, starting at the iconic Aitik and Kiruna mines in the North of Sweden, after which he visits key locations in South Finland in search of best practices in responsible refining, battery production and EV assembly. As well as descending 1,400 m underground and interviewing company leaders & experts, Jones engages with a key spokesperson from the indigenous, reindeer-herding Sami people in their homeland of Sapmi, before going on to meet with local citizens in the Arctic town of Kiruna. Given the importance of the EU's CriticalRawMaterialsAct and its likely impact on everything related to EVs, Jones sits down with the European Commission’s Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič to obtain a view from Brussels.
- Year2023
- Runtime52 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryBelgium
- DirectorStijn van Baarle
- ScreenwriterStijn van Baarle, Peter Tom Jones
- ProducerStijn van Baarle
- CastPeter Tom Jones