Rich Countries’ Energy Transitions Threaten Indigenous Peoples and the Environment

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By By Katie SurmaJun 5, 2025, 5:00 am248 pts
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…

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