Competition for Minerals Should Respect Rights and the Environment

Competition for Minerals Should Respect Rights and the Environment

Click to expand Image Nickel mining in Sorowako, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia, March 29, 2023. © 2023 Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters Governments around the world are increasingly competing for so-called critical” minerals. The United States, the European Union, and China have all recently negotiated agreements with producer countries seeking the lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, and other minerals used in renewable energy technologies, the def…

Human rights in the life cycle of renewable energy and critical minerals

CIDSE official submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change, April 2025 In response to the call for inputs by Elisa Morgera, Special Rapporteur on Climate Change, to inform her thematic report on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change to the Human Rights Council, CIDSE submitted a contribution on human rights in the life cycle of renewable energy and critical minerals. CIDSE Submission The doc…