Videos
A short film focused on the impact of lithium mining on the sacred Indigenous lands of the People of Red Mountain. Please see https://peopleofredmountain.com/ for more information
Co-produced by the Geography Graduate Student Association (GGSA)
This is part of GGSA's Fourth Annual Climate Talk
Are you a journalist covering the global energy transition? Are you looking for guidance on how to examine the environmental, technological, and human rights issues of this topic? Mongabay's webinar dives into how to cover transition minerals, such as cobalt, and nickel: minerals needed for electric vehicles and renewable energy infrastructure.
A discussion about FPIC and FPIC community protocols. To support Indigenous leaders in developing protocols and processes for their FPIC priorities, both within their communities and with external parties, the Securing Indigenous Peoples' Rights in the Green Economy Coalition, Cultural Survival, and First Peoples Worldwide have published Securing Indigenous Peoples' Right to Self-Determination: A Guide on Free, Prior and Informed Consent. We are excited to release this guide in several languages. The guide is accessible here: www.sirgecoalition.org/fpic-guide
How can remining be used safely, justly and responsibly to source minerals and metals needed for the energy transition? Get to know how as experts discuss the findings of the "Remining for the Energy Transition" report released by Earthworks, Transport and Environment, and Earthjustice.
Experts dissect what is known and unknown about remining today: how renewable energy minerals can be recovered from mine waste deposits, its possible benefits and dangers, and practices that best reinforce gains and mitigate risks.
Report from Climate Rights International investigates Indonesia's Nickel Industry
See more at www.cri.org/reports/nickel-unearthed
The transition to a low carbon economy through new and expanded uses of technologies requires minerals and other resources often found in traditional Indigenous lands and waters. According to one study, over half of global renewable energy mining projects are located on or near Indigenous Peoples' territories.
This webinar spotlights Indigenous leaders from several global regions to share their stories and solutions towards safeguarding their communities from the impacts of transition mineral and clean energy projects. In addition, advocates discuss how investors can scope for and address Indigenous Rights Risk and work to ensure safe and equitable mining operations, supply chains and end-user manufacturing – including automakers, big tech, and renewable energy producers. From how impacted Indigenous Peoples are securing their rights and priorities to where Indigenous Peoples are participating in project development, presenters give guidance for navigating risks and opportunities to protect both long-term shareholder value and the rights and cultures of Indigenous Peoples in the clean energy economy.
Presented by the Investors & Indigenous Peoples Working Group with support from First Peoples Worldwide.
Learn about the struggles of Indigenous communities impacted by a new wave of extractivism for transition minerals such as copper, nickel, cobalt, and lithium, which are key in battery development for electric vehicles and other technologies. We hear from activists and community leaders about what a Just Transition to the green economy should look like and how Indigenous Peoples’ rights are central to shifting investment portfolios towards net zero.
British Columbia’s Copper Mountain mine is a ticking timebomb just miles from the Washington border. New reports show an unacceptable chance of failure of the mine’s waste dams which would decimate communities, critical waterways and wildlife on both sides of the border. Washington leaders need to demand that their B.C. counterparts resolve the perilous state of those dams and strengthen regulations, so this doesn’t happen anywhere else. Find more information here.
Transition is inevitable. Justice is not. The push for a sustainable transition predominantly centers “green” technologies that continue to threaten the self-determination and sovereignty of Indigenous peoples worldwide. Instead, a just future depends on centering Indigenous-led, place-based climate solutions and supporting intersectional efforts to guarantee the rights of all people. Join the Securing Indigenous Peoples’ Rights in the Green Economy (SIRGE) Coalition and A Growing Culture to learn about how Indigenous and peasant leaders are taking action to hold companies accountable to human rights commitments through the supply chain.