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The world is eyeing Africa’s minerals, it’s time to strike while the iron (and lithium) are hot
This opinion was published on Business Day on September 19, 2024. History warns us: simply having resources doesn’t guarantee prosperity. Africa has long been a supplier of raw materials, shipping off cocoa, gold, diamonds, oil, and now critical minerals, while others take in the profits from manufacturing and innovation. With vast reserves of transition minerals […]
Discover the Asia Pacific Transition Mineral Accountability Working Group
WHO ARE WE? The Asia Pacific Transition Mineral Accountability Working Group (AP-TMA WG), founded in January 2023, unites civil society leaders from Australia, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines to confront critical challenges at the intersection of mining accountability, climate justice, and energy transitions. The AP-TMA WG is dedicated to safeguarding […]
Civil society statement on the publication of the UN Secretary-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals report
A call for collective action rooted in justice and equity Declaring that “resourcing the energy transition requires a new paradigm rooted in equity and justice,” the Panel has laid out principles and recommendations to create urgently necessary change in mineral supply chains. We call for global collective action to put these ambitions into practice: Anchoring […]
Relegating Africa to the world’s green mine is costing us
This piece was published on Climate Home News on September 5, 2024. There is a fierce scramble underway for the minerals to enable a low-carbon future and it is costing Africa $24 billion a year and risking a global energy transition. Africa has long been the world’s supplier of raw materials, from gold and diamonds to […]
Our recommendations for Africa to make the most of its transition minerals
Africa is an important supplier of transition minerals to the world. Yet the continent is stuck at a relatively low level in transition mineral value chains, where it processes some of its minerals but is largely absent from the manufacturing of many technologies linked to clean energy. African leaders have the power to change the […]
Transition minerals could boost African GDP by at least $24bn a year
Africa could boost its GDP by at least $24 billion a year and create 2.3 million jobs by introducing manufacturing and trade policies that enable it to extract more value from the booming trade in so-called ‘transition minerals’, according to new economic modelling from Publish What You Pay (PWYP). Africa is home to more than […]
Research: How can Africa make the most of its transition minerals?
The latest research from PWYP suggests that Africa could boost its GDP by at least $24 billion a year and create 2.3 million jobs by introducing manufacturing and trade policies that enable it to extract more value from the booming trade in so-called ‘transition minerals’, according to our new research. Download the Research Africa is […]
Why we need an OPEC for critical mineral producing nations
The most important UN panel you’ve never heard of will agree on a set of principles that could make or break the low carbon transition this week. At stake is the future ownership of the world’s critical raw mineral supply chains that the renewable energy revolution will need to break free of our fossil fuel […]
The Corporate Capture of Global Economic Governance: A feminist call for multilateralism, not multistakeholderism
This blog is part of a series commissioned by PWYP’s strategy sub-committee (made up of members of PWYP’s Global Council, Africa Steering Committee and Board). The proposals and positions of each guest author are not endorsed by PWYP; rather they have been invited to share them in order to prompt our collective thinking as we […]
Civil Society Recommendations for the UNSG’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals
Principles to Ensure Energy Transition Minerals Advance Justice, Equity and Human Rights “One principle shines from the heart of this initiative – and that principle is justice. Justice for the communities where critical minerals are found… Justice for developing countries in production and trade; and justice in the global energy revolution.” António Guterres, United […]
Wanted: a democratic and equitable transformation of the energy system
Image courtesy of Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung This blog is part of a series commissioned by PWYP’s strategy sub-committee (made up of members of PWYP’s Global Council, Africa Steering Committee and Board). The proposals and positions of each guest author are not endorsed by PWYP; rather they have been invited to share them in order to prompt our […]