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Energy transition minerals and their intersection with land-connected peoples

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Owen, John R., Kemp, Deanna, Lechner, Alex M., Harris, Jill, Zhang, Ruilian, Lèbre, Éléonore·2022·Nature Sustainability
DOI 10.1038/s41893-022-00994-6
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Rapidly transitioning the global energy system to renewables is considered necessary to combat climate change. Current estimates suggest that at least 30 energy transition minerals and metals (ETMs) form the material base for the energy transition. The inventory of ETMs indicates a high level of intersectionality with territories less impacted by the historic forces of industrialization. To identify the current global footprint, 5,097 ETM projects were geo-located against indicators for indigeneity, human modification of land, food production, water risk, conflict, as well as capacity measures for project permitting, consultation and consent. Study results differentiate ETMs to improve visibility over linkages between technology, resources and sustainability objectives. Our analysis reveals that more than half of the ETM resource base is located on or near the lands of Indigenous and peasant peoples, two groups whose rights to consultation and free prior informed consent are embedded in United Nations declarations.

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Authors
Owen, J. R., Kemp, D., Lechner, A. M., Harris, J., Zhang, R., & Lèbre, É.
Affiliations
  • The University of Queensland (AU)
  • Monash University, Indonesia (ID)
Corresponding author
Kemp, Deanna
ORCID
Venue
Nature Sustainability
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2022-12-01
Volume
6
Issue
2
Pages
203-211
ISSN
2398-9629 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1038/s41893-022-00994-6
OpenAlex
W4310493790
Cited by
305
References
1
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2026: 71 · 2025: 107 · 2024: 86 · 2023: 38 · 2022: 2
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25.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
Update notices
correction (2023-01-04)
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Licence
Locations
  • Nature Sustainability (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Monash University Research Portal (Monash University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Ford Foundation
  • Australian Research Council (DE220101129, LP190101070)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Mining and Resource Management
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Extractivism and Socioeconomic Issues
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Geology and Environmental Impact Studies
Keywords
energy transition minerals, critical minerals, indigenous peoples, free, prior and informed consent, land rights, water risk, conflict, food production, industrialization, renewable energy transition, UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

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