EVs, solar panels, and wind turbines all require a lot of minerals. Can a new United Nations panel curb abuses tied to mining for lithium, cobalt, and other critical minerals?
The United Nations launched a new panel to craft mining guidelines for critical minerals in high demand for electric vehicles and renewable energy technologies. The newly established Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals includes representatives from close to 100 countries as well as nonprofit organizations and industry groups.
One Tesla battery materials supplier has racked up at least 70 allegations of abuses since 2010, The Verge reported last year. That included poor working conditions at a cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where workers told The Verge they had to work long hours in oppressive heat with little water, food, or pay. There are limitations to what the United Nations can do to turn things around.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Critical Energy Transition Minerals at the United NationsSaleem H. Ali is Chair of the Department of Geography and Spatial Sciences and the Blue & Gold Distinguished Professor of Energy and the Environment at the University of Delaware (USA).
Read more »
United Nations Climate Summit Host Azerbaijan: Oil and Gas a ‘Gift of the Gods’Source of breaking news and analysis, insightful commentary and original reporting, curated and written specifically for the new generation of independent and conservative thinkers.
Read more »
Taliban Gets First-Ever Invite to Talk Climate Change with United NationsSource of breaking news and analysis, insightful commentary and original reporting, curated and written specifically for the new generation of independent and conservative thinkers.
Read more »
United Nations demands investigation after mass graves discovered at 2 Gaza hospitals raided by IsraelThe U.N. called for an independent investigation into mass grave sites that were discovered at two hospitals in Gaza after Israeli forces withdrew.
Read more »
U.S. Vetoes Palestinian State at United NationsSource of breaking news and analysis, insightful commentary and original reporting, curated and written specifically for the new generation of independent and conservative thinkers.
Read more »
U.S. blocks resolution for Palestinian statehood at the United NationsThe United States voted alone against a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have granted full U.N. member status for Palestine as a state.
Read more »