Green extractivism mirrors the fossil fuel era, and the Global South suffers

The geopolitics of mining must change with decarbonisation, or less will improve than many realise, says Dr Leandro Vergara-Camus

Is artisanal mining really worse than industrial mining?

Artisanal mining has been demonised by big industry, and oversimplified in the press – in reality miners, large corporations, and government are all intertwined in the DRC, says Dr. Sarah Katz-Lavigne in an interview with Lauren Sneade.

Car manufacturers must not repeat solar’s mistakes with China

It is vital that electric vehicles do not become reliant on Uyghur forced labour, says Professor Kendyl Salcito

Contradictions abound in the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act

Europe’s demand for lithium is set to soar to 60 times current levels, with cobalt and graphite 15 times higher. But how will proposals for new EU mining and refining interact with the EU’s role as a champion of biodiversity and development?

Why “Ecosystem Maintenance Energy” matters for a world powered by renewables

We must not ignore a hugely important metric to help us solve the ‘twin crisis’ of biodiversity loss and climate change, says Professor Patrick Moriarty

Experts agree – deep sea mining is not worth the risk

Deep sea mining could trigger a multitude of environmental, climatic, and social justice issues – there are better means of sourcing minerals, says Jessica Battle, who leads WWF’s ‘No Deep Seabed Mining Initiative’.

The EU’s due diligence law must protect farmers in the Global South

Ahead of a key vote in European Parliament on 1st June, Solidaridad’s Catarina Vieira warns that the law risks cutting smallholder farmers out of European supply chains, forcing them into even less regulated markets.