Is artisanal mining really worse than industrial mining?
Artisanal mining has been demonised by big industry, and oversimplified in the press – in reality miners, large corporations, and government are all intertwined in the DRC, says Dr. Sarah Katz-Lavigne in an interview with Lauren Sneade.
Car manufacturers must not repeat solar’s mistakes with China
It is vital that electric vehicles do not become reliant on Uyghur forced labour, says Professor Kendyl Salcito
Contradictions abound in the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act
Europe’s demand for lithium is set to soar to 60 times current levels, with cobalt and graphite 15 times higher. But how will proposals for new EU mining and refining interact with the EU’s role as a champion of biodiversity and development?
Why “Ecosystem Maintenance Energy” matters for a world powered by renewables
We must not ignore a hugely important metric to help us solve the ‘twin crisis’ of biodiversity loss and climate change, says Professor Patrick Moriarty
Experts agree – deep sea mining is not worth the risk
Deep sea mining could trigger a multitude of environmental, climatic, and social justice issues – there are better means of sourcing minerals, says Jessica Battle, who leads WWF’s ‘No Deep Seabed Mining Initiative’.
The EU’s due diligence law must protect farmers in the Global South
Ahead of a key vote in European Parliament on 1st June, Solidaridad’s Catarina Vieira warns that the law risks cutting smallholder farmers out of European supply chains, forcing them into even less regulated markets.
Electric vehicles are driving deforestation in Indonesia. But they don’t have to.
Nickel mining must follow the reforms to the palm oil industry, not repeat its mistakes, says Mighty Earth’s Amanda Hurowitz.
Electric cars are drying up the desert
Indigenous communities in the Atacama Desert are paying the price for lithium extraction for electric vehicles, says Meabh Byrne
Carbon removal must not overshadow decarbonisation efforts
Overreliance on nascent technology is not something to be excited about, says former IPCC Chair Sir Robert Watson
Can engineered biochar solve India’s agricultural emissions?
Biochar expert Professor Manish Kumar explains the potential benefits of pyrolised plants.