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Rich Countries’ Energy Transitions Threaten Indigenous Peoples and the Environment

Inside Climate News · By Katie Surma · last updated
More than half of global mining projects for “energy transition” minerals are located on or near Indigenous territories. Indigenous advocates argue the world can’t solve climate change—a problem caused by extractivism—with more extractivism.

By Katie Surma

Metals and minerals form the backbone of low-carbon energy technologies like solar panels, grid infrastructure and car batteries. 

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