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🆕 This week, an important new panel convened by the United Nations Secretary General to address critical energy transition minerals met in Copenhagen. The Panel aims to set common principles to safeguard environmental and social standards around mining in the energy transition. As UN SG António Guterres said upon launching the panel, "the race to net zero cannot trample the poor...but we must guide it towards justice.” 📰 Crucially, a wide range of civil society -- 200+ groups from around the world -- endorsed important recommendations to help ensure a transformative approach to transition minerals that contributes to a more just global energy system. (Kudos to the Natural Resource Governance Institute and Climate Action Network International, both represented on the Panel, on their efforts to consult broadly on this and build consensus on a strong set of recommendations.) 🆕 More details in this new post from Thialy FAYE @ Oxfam au Sénégal and me: https://lnkd.in/eSx33jBN Civil society recommendations available on the Publish What You Pay website here: https://lnkd.in/eke5_TBu 🎗 In addition, the Panel is now welcoming written submissions from the public to advance its work via this public submissions page, open until July 30: https://lnkd.in/ecb-Tq83 Suneeta Kaimal Anabella Rosemberg EARTHWORKS SIRGE Coalition Human Rights Watch Business & Human Rights Resource Centre Oxfam Joe Bardwell Luc Tezenas Erica Westenberg Emily Greenspan Aubrey Menard Rocio Avila Fernandez Roberto Stefani Raphael MBUYI ILUNGA

🆕 This week, an important new panel convened by the United Nations Secretary-General to address critical energy transition minerals met in Copenhagen. The Panel aims to set common principles to safeguard environmental and social standards around mining in the energy transition. As UN SG António Guterres said upon launching the panel, "the race to net zero cannot trample the poor...but we must guide it towards justice.” 📰 Crucially, a wide range of civil society -- 200+ groups from around the world -- endorsed important recommendations to help ensure a transformative approach to transition minerals that contributes to a more just global energy system. (Kudos to the Natural Resource Governance Institute and Climate Action Network International, both represented on the Panel, on their efforts to consult broadly on this and build consensus on a strong set of recommendations.) 🆕 More details in this new post from Thialy FAYE @ Oxfam au Sénégal and me: https://lnkd.in/eSx33jBN Civil society recommendations available on the Publish What You Pay website here: https://lnkd.in/eke5_TBu 🎗 In addition, the Panel is now welcoming written submissions from the public to advance its work via this public submissions page, open until July 30: https://lnkd.in/ecb-Tq83

As the UNSG Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals meets this week in Nairobi, CSOs reiterate their recommendations to ensure that transition minerals advance sustainability, justice, equity, and human rights: https://lnkd.in/dCDsw7it #justminerals

Exciting new! The UN released the Panel’s Report with Guiding Principles on Critical Energy Transition Minerals to guide sustainable energy transition PRINCIPLE 1 Human rights must be at the core of all mineral value chains. PRINCIPLE 2 The integrity of the planet, its environment and biodiversity must be safeguarded. PRINCIPLE 3 Justice and equity must underpin mineral value chains. PRINCIPLE 4 Development must be fostered through benefit sharing, value addition and economic diversification. PRINCIPLE 5 Investments, finance and trade must be responsible and fair. PRINCIPLE 6 Transparency, accountability and anti-corruption measures are necessary to ensure good governance. PRINCIPLE 7 Multilateral and international cooperation must underpin global action and promote peace and security.

📢 A Global Call for a Just Transition. Members of the UN Secretary-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals are working hard to establish global principles as mining intensifies. The panel’s goal: to ensure that the countries and local communities endowed with these resources are the ones to benefit most, in line with a just and equitable energy transition and long-term sustainable development. The panel aims to help companies and governments advance justice, equity, and human rights throughout transition minerals value chains. ♻️🌍🌱 🗣️ Leading the Charge. A powerful coalition of 230 Indigenous Peoples groups, unions, and various organizations dedicated to climate, environmental justice, and human rights have united to develop recommendations for a transformative approach to transition minerals. With these, we aim to contribute to the panel’s work for a just global energy system that benefits all. 👉 Read our recommendations here: https://lnkd.in/dCDsw7it 👥 Collaboration is Key. The panel is led by a diverse group of experts and stakeholders, under the guidance of co-chairs Ambassador Nozipho Joyce Mxakato-Diseko of South Africa and Ditte Juul Jorgensen, Director-General for Energy of the @EuropeanCommission. As they enter this next phase of work, we urge them to carefully consider and integrate these recommendations into their draft. Civil society actors eagerly anticipate the panel’s output and look forward to supporting a robust set of actionable principles that lead to a just energy transition for all. #JustMinerals #JustTransition #IndigenousRights #IndigenousPeoples #Sustainability #Environment #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateJustice #HumanRights  

How very true that “we cannot repeat the mistakes of the past”…as evidenced by the long-term damage borne of past hunger to source food & fibre (think fruit from Central America and cotton from India as just two examples) and oil, particularly from the Middle East…and the everlasting damage to international relations they caused. As in many aspects of the shift to a minerals and materials based energy system, we need to do things differently this time…and to learn from the past…and to sow the seeds for enduring sustainability and prosperity.

🌍A global call for a just and equitable energy transition 🌍 📢 A Global Call for a Just Transition. Members of the UN Secretary-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals are working hard to establish global principles as mining intensifies. The panel’s goal: to ensure that the countries and local communities endowed with these resources are the ones to benefit most, in line with a just and equitable energy transition and long-term sustainable development. The panel aims to help companies and governments advance justice, equity, and human rights throughout transition minerals value chains. ♻️🌍🌱 🗣️ Leading the Charge. A powerful coalition of 230 Indigenous Peoples groups, unions, and various organizations dedicated to climate, environmental justice, and human rights have united to develop recommendations for a transformative approach to transition minerals. With these, we aim to contribute to the panel’s work for a just global energy system that benefits all. 👉 Read our recommendations here: https://lnkd.in/dCDsw7it 👥 Collaboration is Key. The panel is led by a diverse group of experts and stakeholders, under the guidance of co-chairs Ambassador Nozipho Joyce Mxakato-Diseko of South Africa and Ditte Juul Jorgensen, Director-General for Energy of the European Commission. As they enter this next phase of work, we urge them to carefully consider and integrate these recommendations into their draft. Civil society actors eagerly anticipate the panel’s output and look forward to supporting a robust set of actionable principles that lead to a just energy transition for all. #JustMinerals #JustTransition #IndigenousRights #IndigenousPeoples #Sustainability #Environment #EnvironmentalJustice #ClimateJustice #HumanRights 

In April this year, Climate Action Network International was granted a seat on the United Nations Secretary-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals. I am proud to reflect on the effort, dedication and commitment with network members and allies who have provided invaluable resources and expertise to support CAN’s efforts in this crucial initiative. 📢 A Global Call for a Just Transition. Members of the UN Secretary-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals are working hard to establish global principles as mining intensifies. The panel’s goal: to ensure that the countries and local communities endowed with these resources are the ones to benefit most, in line with a just and equitable energy transition and long-term sustainable development. The panel aims to help companies and governments advance justice, equity, and human rights throughout transition minerals value chains. ♻️🌍🌱 🗣️ Leading the Charge. A powerful coalition of 230 Indigenous Peoples groups, unions, and various organizations dedicated to climate, environmental justice, and human rights have united to develop recommendations for a transformative approach to transition minerals. With these, we aim to contribute to the panel’s work for a just global energy system that benefits all. 👉 Read our recommendations here: https://lnkd.in/diamgrvB 👥 Collaboration is Key. The panel is led by a diverse group of experts and stakeholders, under the guidance of co-chairs Ambassador Nozipho Joyce Mxakato-Diseko of South Africa and Ditte Juul Jorgensen, Director-General for Energy of the European Commission. As they enter this next phase of work, we urge them to carefully consider and integrate these recommendations into their draft. Civil society actors eagerly anticipate the panel’s output and look forward to supporting a robust set of actionable principles that lead to a just energy transition for all. #JustMinerals #JustTransition #IndigenousRights #IndigenousPeoples #Sustainability #Enviroment #EnviromentalJustice #ClimateJustice #HumanRights #FPIC

Critical Raw Minerals and the green transition is increasingly becoming relevant to many areas of trade, investment and environment. Tedd Moya one of the panelists highlighted the geopolitical dimension and highlighted the disconnect between the source of these critical resources (resource-rich countries) and where they are processed. When energy and production are close to the resources, it leads to a more just and greener transition. https://lnkd.in/dGZyjX-d

#Climate change is a #global challenge that requires a significant shift towards low-carbon #energy technologies. #Cleanenergy transitions contribute to curbing #greenhouse gas emissions and decarbonizing our industrial systems, keeping the 1.5 Goal of the #Paris Agreement within reach. However, current #climate and energy policies remain highly resource-intensive: it is expected that by 2040, the demand for critical minerals will increase fourfold if the world is on track to achieve #netzero. This specifically concerns the UNECE region which unites some of the world's key clean energy technologies manufacturers and consumers. If managed responsibly, #criticalminerals might become a backbone of #sustainable economic growth, benefiting communities both in #Europe and globally. On the other hand, if no common approach prevails, there is a risk for our climate ambition to cause more environmental #pollution through #mining, #processing, and #disposing of critical minerals. The main idea behind this paper is straightforward: to make our #energytransition truly #clean and just, we need to make sure that the whole critical minerals value chain from mining to processing and, eventually, to disposal is environmentally sound and ecologically #sustainable while embedding intergenerational equity in resource management. 🟠The Guidebook maps out key challenges associated with sustainable use of critical energy minerals across their life cycle and provides actionable recommendations to stakeholders whose engagement is crucial to manage critical mineral resources responsibly. 🟠The Guidebook emphasizes the ways in which the United Nations Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC) and United Nations Resource Management System (UNRMS) could enable a common approach to critical minerals management at a time when multilateral #collaboration is urgently needed, including on a number of novel aspects such as circular economy in the clean energy technologies sector and environmental regulation of deep-sea mining. 👇👇👇 UNECE Sustainable Energy Tatiana Molcean Vadim Kuznetsov Jodi-Ann Jue Xuan Wang Follow Integrated Africa Power (IAP) for more updates.