Competition for Minerals Should Respect Rights and the Environment

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Nickel mining in Sorowako, South Sulawesi province, Indonesia, March 29, 2023. © 2023 Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Reuters Governments around the world are increasingly competing for so-called critical” minerals. The United States, the European Union, and China have all recently negotiated agreements with producer countries seeking the lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, and other minerals used in renewable energy technologies, the defense industry, and the chips used to power artificial intelligence.Many of the world’s mineral deposits, however, are found…

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