The Hidden Cost of Green Energy: How Renewable Transitions Replicate Colonial Exploitation

The Hidden Cost of Green Energy: How Renewable Transitions Replicate Colonial Exploitation

As the world accelerates its transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy, many celebrate this shift as a necessary step to address climate change. But for resource-rich countries, particularly in the Global South – the renewable transition is not only uneven; it’s unjust.   In Zimbabwe, large-scale renewable energy and mineral extraction projects are being fast-tracked to meet global climate goals. Lithium, a key component in the batteries …