#transitionminerals
The global shift to renewable energy will require key minerals.

But we must not repeat the mistakes of the fossil fuel era.

Here are 5 guiding principles on minerals for the energy transition.

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#TransitionMinerals #JustTransition
June 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Check out my colleague @cat-rainsford on her bluesky debut with this interesting thread on the control of minerals critical to electric vehicles in conflict-ridden Myanmar #TransitionMinerals
Myanmar’s Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) hopes to soon resume rare earth mining in the Pangwa-Chipwi region on the Chinese border, local media report. This would conclude a massive shift of power in a mineral crucial to the green energy transition shorturl.at/9Qsd8 Thread 🧵⬇️
Myanmar’s KIA Says Rare Earth Mining Set to Resume in Pangwa-Chipwi Area
It said negotiations are under way with businessmen in Pangwa and Chipwi towns, which the KIA seized from the junta in recent months.
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November 20, 2024 at 2:54 PM
September 9, 2025 at 7:13 AM
In the DRC 🇨🇩, Chinese mining giant CMOC’s cobalt operations have displaced communities, exploited workers, and polluted water sources.

Learn more in the latest ‪@forestsandfinance.bsky.social‬ report: https://tinyurl.com/MiningReport2025

📸: Raid UK
#JustTransition #TransitionMinerals
September 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
📘 Want the full picture?

Read our report: Minerals for Energy Transition: Greenpeace's Guiding Principles 👇

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#TransitionMinerals #EnergyTransition #JustTransition
Minerals for Energy Transition: Greenpeace’s Guiding Principles - Greenpeace International
Five guiding principles to set out a pathway for ensuring that the supply and use of transition minerals is both just and equitable.
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June 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
What does the current #securitization of minerals mean for the Global South and #IndigenousPeoples ?Over 450 policies adress #CriticalMinerals in 35 countries. Meanwhile the Business&HumanRightsResourceCenter has documented 630 human rights allegations from 2010&2022 related to #transitionminerals
𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬

This article discusses the underlying agenda of the global North in exploiting the minerals of the global South at the expense of the Indigenous communities and the peoples. bit.ly/418nuZE

#criticalminerals
Criticality and the Securitization of Southeast Asia’s Indigenous Mineral Resources | Heinrich Böll Foundation | Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia’s geographical location is blessed with abundant natural resources – minerals, forests, and wildlife. For hundreds of years, these resources have been a source of livelihood and even li...
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February 12, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I’m off to Bonn next week to launch an initiative to get the COP to include language about mining and minerals. Find out more here globalwitness.org/en/campaigns... #TransitionMinerals #COP
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June 10, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Will the extent of human greed accelerating today by oligarchs backfire on on our quest to reverse #ClimateCrisis with our ravenous addiction for screens?#transitionminerals.

“A strong focus on recycling, supply chain resilience and sustainability will be essential”

www.iea.org/reports/the-...
Executive summary – The Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions – Analysis - IEA
The Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions - Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency.
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February 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Check out FFA's upcoming engagements at the 58th #ADBAnnualMeeting where we'll advocate for people-led development, a #gendertransformative #JustEnergyTransition, #cleanair, #humanrights in #transitionminerals & #DigitalRights.

See you in Milan!
April 29, 2025 at 5:00 AM
FFA's new report reveals that #Japan & #ASEAN based banks & investors are financing global EV manufacturers with supply chain links to #transitionminerals mining in #Indonesia & #Philippines facing allegations of #humanrights violations.

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Serious Rights Violations in Asia’s Transition Minerals Supply Chains Linked to US, European, and Asian Electric Vehicle Manufacturers and Japanese and ASEAN Banks, Fair Finance Asia Analysis Finds – ...
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January 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Happening today: FFA and Fair Finance Thailand's Bangkok Climate Action Week #BKKCAW2025 sessions: press con on Asia's #EnergyTransition financing, Asian financial institutions in climate action, open mic pitch session, & #transitionminerals

More via: bit.ly/3KyBbep
#bkkcaw2025 #sustainablefinance #asia | Fair Finance Asia
Happening today: Fair Finance Asia and Fair Finance Thailand's Bangkok Climate Action Week #BKKCAW2025 sessions:    ♦ Press conference on Asia’s energy transition financing   ♦ The role of Asian finan...
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October 1, 2025 at 1:08 AM
📢 Indigenous rights threatened. Rivers polluted. Forests razed.

CRI’s latest report reveals how the Indonesian nickel industry is violating human rights and the climate.

🔗 cri.org/reports/ongo...

#ClimateJustice #EVs #NickelUnearthed #TransitionMinerals
June 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Rukka Sombolingg (Torajan) spoke with us at #COP30 about the rapid expansion of #TransitionMinerals extraction in the name of the so-called #GreenTransition, fueling land grabs and increasing violence against Indigenous communities. #IndigenousRights

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwlU0V6PWhM
November 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
From June 3-5, FFA will join the 3rd SEA Convening of CSOs on #JustEnergyTransition with sessions on #TransitionMinerals, #Youth climate action, JET & coal phaseout, and enhancing our JET policy toolkit w/IJET. See you in KL!

More via: bit.ly/4dIUAnK
May 29, 2025 at 3:29 AM
On Oct 1, FFA & Fair Finance Thailand will hold a #transitionminerals session as part of #BKKCAW2025 & #T20 South Africa side event.

Hear from the ASEAN Centre for Energy, Asia Investor Group on Climate Change, & Right Energy Partnership with Indigenous Peoples.

More via: bit.ly/3IIZ4zk
September 27, 2025 at 8:17 AM
The auto industry is failing #IndigenousRights. The 2025 Lead The Charge leaderboard, with Cultural Survival as a coalition member, exposes automakers’ failure to clean up their supply chains. No company scored above 50% #TransitionMinerals #JustTransition

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Despite Some Gains, Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Remain Lowest-Scoring Indicator in Third Annual Clean Car Report
A press release by the SIRGE Coalition Automakers Must Account for Indigenous Peoples to Improve Sustainability and Human Rights Commitments Global automakers are exposed to material, operational and ...
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February 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚
This web dossier provides #SoutheastAsian perspectives through different forms of analyses by looking into different facets of #criticalminerals in the region. bit.ly/42h0l6L
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Treasures and Tragedies: Discourses and Narratives on Critical Minerals in Southeast Asia | Heinrich Böll Foundation | Southeast Asia
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April 3, 2025 at 2:36 AM
🔋 Global demand for #transitionminerals is set to double by 2040.

Addressing governance and #corruption risk is essential to building responsible mineral supply chains.

Our new blog explains how companies can use EITI #data to meet #responsiblesourcing requirements.👇
Data for due diligence: How EITI supports responsible and resilient mineral supply chains
EITI data enables companies to assess governance and corruption risks, promoting sustainable mineral supply chains.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The UN has dubbed copper the “new strategic raw material” for the green digital economy – but will more mining come at a high cost to communities and the environment? #energytransition #cleanenergy #transitionminerals www.climatechangenews.com/2025/05/11/r...
Rising copper demand fuels concern over pollution and rights abuses
The UN has dubbed copper the “new strategic raw material” for the green digital economy - but will more mining come at a high cost to communities? Will more copper mining come at a high cost to local ...
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May 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
HOLIDAY READ 📢

🇿🇦💎 SA holds the key to the green energy future with vast mineral deposits. But what do locals want? #PowerTracker journalist Andiswa Matikinca investigates the critical futures stakeholders envision ➡️ bit.ly/3ZiLqqW

#TransitionMinerals #SA #Mining
Critical futures: What SA wants from its transition minerals - Oxpeckers
With vast deposits of minerals that make South Africa a key player in the green energy transition, Andiswa Matikinca investigates the future that stakeholders want to see In the lush village of…
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December 22, 2025 at 6:30 AM
From Feb 10-12, FFA will be hosting sessions on coal phase out, youth campaigning, & #transitionminerals at the 4th SEA CSO Convening on #JustEnergyTransition, co-organized with Oxfam's #InfluencingJustEnergyTransition Program & #AsiaNetworkforPeople’sEnergy.

More via: bit.ly/4ahpoKZ
February 4, 2026 at 1:37 AM
As discussions take place at #COP30 on elevating #JustTransition in the UNFCCC process, insights from FFA’s #UNRBHR2025 #transitionminerals session highlight that the #energytransition must drive not only growth but also justice, inclusion, and protection of communities.

More via: bit.ly/4oJ4jyS
On 17 Sept, join FFA at #UNRBHR2025 for a session on the human rights implications of the energy transition, and #indigenous pathways to shared prosperity.

More via: bit.ly/4mRIyvO
#BizHumanRights #AsiaPacific

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November 20, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Our latest Short Analysis by Omata David Omakoji shows how Nigeria can use value-added processing of transition minerals to drive industrial growth and finance climate action. 

Link: https://url-shortener.me/DAL3

#TransitionMinerals #NigeriaMining 

#TransitionMinerals
February 18, 2026 at 11:40 AM
What are the implications for people and the planet in the race for land to meet the demand for #climatemitigation, #transitionminerals and #renewableenergy? Read our key takeaways on these topics from the World Bank Land Conference in May ▶️ bit.ly/3SJxJOS
#LandConf2025 #greendeals #landrights
May 21, 2025 at 1:39 PM