Why You Should Care About How the Renewable Energy Boom Threatens Human Rights

The technologies powering the green energy revolution require scaling up mining for certain critical minerals. Mining for these could lead to “green colonialism,” when big industry takes the resources without respect for the people living nearby. This could result in land loss, exploitation, and health and labor issues. A just energy transition must put human rights front and center. #OpenSociety #CleanEnergy #Congo #Mining #HumanRights #Colonialism #GreenEnergy #CriticalMinerals #Shorts