# Union adopts a batteries regulation with due-diligence and recycling duties

Date: 2023

Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 covers battery carbon, recycled content and due diligence. The industrial-climate file overlapped [Breton](/people/thierry-breton)’s shop. Adoption is co-legislative.

## People

- Thierry Breton: https://factrail.ai/people/thierry-breton

## Drivers

- Tropical deforestation pressure: https://factrail.ai/drivers/env-deforestation-pressure

## Sources

- https://www.iea.org/policies/batteries-regulation-eu
- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32023R1542

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/eu-batteries-regulation-2023