GAIA Submits Input to UN on Human Rights in the Life Cycle of Renewable Energy and Critical Minerals

GAIA Submits Input to UN on Human Rights in the Life Cycle of Renewable Energy and Critical Minerals

On April 30, GAIA sent two submissions to the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change, responding to her call for inputs on Human Rights in the Life Cycle of Renewable Energy and Critical Minerals. These inputs, one global and one specific to Asia-Pacific, highlight evidence-based risks and recommendations to reduce harm and advance a just transition in battery

Critical minerals, critical choices: Defending rights in the energy transition

NGOs alert UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change to abuses in DRC’s cobalt and copper sector The race for critical minerals to power the green energy transition is not only accelerating – it is becoming increasingly political. As electric vehicles, renewable technologies and AI data centres drive up global demand for minerals like cobalt and copper, competition between nations is intensifying, as are minerals-for-security deals, and pressure i…