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🌿 Last week, PWYP Kuwait hosted the 'Kuwait Sustainability Forum', bringing together key stakeholders from across the region to discuss the urgent need for a just energy transition 🌍. 🎥 Watch this video (in Arabic) to see highlights from the meeting. Participants from across the Gulf region emphasised the importance of preserving the environment 🌱, sustainable use of natural resources, and achieving carbon neutrality for a better future. ✨ Ziad Nakat Kinda Hattar majid Almutairi Kuwait Transparency Society Pierre Saade https://lnkd.in/dAS7AnWm

What a week. With many partners, we were at the #EU #RawMaterials Week to make noise about what really matters in the rush to transition minerals. Justice. Equity. Communities and Indigenous People's knowledge and rights. Environment. Benefit sharing. Local value addition. Recycling. Demand reduction. We've heard these words a lot from civil society activists and experts. We've heard this much less from #EU decision makers. There is still a long way to go to ensure this becomes a priority for them, not just on panels and paper, but for real. Zo Randriamaro from CRAAD-OI Madagascar closed the week with this question to powerful nations: "Who gives you the right to sacrifice us for the energy transition?". This is not just food for thoughts. Anyone looking at minerals should ask themselves this question first - if we want to ensure a just transition leaving no one behind.

📢 Les extendemos una invitación al webinar “El camino Regional hacia la COP30: ¿Qué es la justicia en la Transición energética?” En este espacio abordaremos la situación energética en Latinoamérica, así como las acciones prioritarias necesarias para combatir el cambio climático y la degradación de la diversidad biológica, las cuales pasan por el ineludible abandono urgente y justo de los combustibles fósiles. 🌎 Compartiremos además el balance sobre la participación del Grupo Regional para una Transición Energética Justa en América Latina y el Caribe (GRTEJ ALC) en la COP16 de biodiversidad y la COP29 de cambio climático de este año. Este y otros espacios nos servirán para preparar el camino y posicionar las agendas comunitarias y de sociedad civil durante la próxima COP30 sobre cambio climático, que tendrá lugar en Belém do Pará, Brasil, en 2025. ¡Acompáñennos! 📆 16 de diciembre ⏰ 11 am Ciudad de México, 12 pm Lima/Bogotá, 2 pm Buenos Aires/Santiago de Chile 🔗 Regístrate aquí: https://bit.ly/4iFflTk

🌍 Más allá de las soluciones económicas: principios indígenas para una transición justa en medio de la crisis climática🌱 En este impactante artículo de Edson krenak - activista indígena, escritor y coordinador de incidencia política de Cultural Survival- se nos recuerda el profundo coste de ignorar las voces indígenas en la transición energética mundial. Edson comparte la experiencia vivida por comunidades como los krenak, los pankararu y los quilombolas de Brasil, que buscan justicia tras la devastación medioambiental causada por las industrias extractivas. Subraya la urgente necesidad de impedir nuevas «zonas de sacrificio» mineras en nombre de las energías renovables y de respetar los derechos, conocimientos y perspectivas indígenas. La lucha contra la crisis climática debe respetar el Consentimiento Libre, Previo e Informado (CLPI) y elevar el liderazgo indígena en la toma de decisiones. Una transición justa no consiste únicamente en abandonar los combustibles fósiles; se trata de una justicia medioambiental, cultural y social que restaure el equilibrio y sanee el planeta. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dmNUBR4s #DerechosIndígenas #JusticiaClimática #TransiciónJusta SIRGE Coalition

🌍 Beyond Economic Solutions: Indigenous Principles for a Just Transition amidst the Climate Crisis 🌱 In this powerful piece by Edson krenak — Indigenous activist, writer, and advocacy coordinator at Cultural Survival — we are reminded of the profound cost of ignoring Indigenous voices in the global energy transition. Edson shares the lived experience of communities like the Krenak, Pankararu, and Quilombolas in Brazil, who are seeking justice after environmental devastation caused by extractive industries. He emphasises the urgent need to prevent new mining "sacrifice zones" in the name of renewable energy and to honour Indigenous rights, knowledge, and perspectives. The fight against the climate crisis must respect Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) and elevate Indigenous leadership in decision-making. A just transition isn’t only about moving away from fossil fuels; it’s about environmental, cultural, and social justice that restores balance and heals the planet. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dFrGUXpe #IndigenousRights #ClimateJustice #JustTransition #SustainableFuture SIRGE Coalition

Next week we will be in Brussels for EU #RawMaterialsWeek 🤩 Don't miss out on the EU Raw Materials Coalition's side events! Highlights include 🌟: 🎙️ Ensuring Human Rights and Environmental Accountability in EU Raw Materials Policies ⏲️ 9:15-10:45 📅 10/12/24 📍 Thon hotel, Brussels 🗣️ Alejandro Gonzalez - SOMO, Yeny Rodriguez Junco - AIDA - Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense, Teresa Hoffmann - FARN and more and 🎙️ CSO-EU Decision Maker Dialogue on Local Value Addition, Benefit Sharing, and Equal Energy Access in Africa’s Mineral-Rich Regions 🗓 10/12/24 🕑 14:00 - 15:30 📍Bergen Room, Thon Hotel, Avenue du Boulevard / Bolwerklaan 17, 1210 Belgium 🗣️ : Ouleymatou Ngom, Philippe Masudi - Resource Matters, Elisabeth Caesens, Luc Tezenas, Bart-Jaap Verbeek - SOMO and representatives from the European Commission and European Parliament 🔗 Register here to secure your spot: https://lnkd.in/dZyuHYdH 🗺️ Explore all the events and register 🔗 https://lnkd.in/efMStVZD Robin Roels European Environmental Bureau Business & Human Rights Resource Centre Resource Matters

Join us at EU #RawMaterialsWeek 2024! 🎙️ Multistakeholder dialogue presenting cutting-edge research and case studies and explore how EU trade and industrial policies can shape critical raw material value chains. With perspectives from civil society and European Commission decision-makers, the panel will aim to identify actionable steps for a just and equitable transition. 🗓 10/12/24 🕑 14:00 - 15:30 📍Bergen Room, Thon Hotel, Avenue du Boulevard / Bolwerklaan 17, 1210 Belgium 🔗 Register here to secure your spot: https://lnkd.in/dZyuHYdH Speakers 🎙️ : ✨ Ouleymatou Ngom, Publish What You Pay ✨ Philippe Masudi, Resource Matters ✨ Elisabeth Caesens, Resource Matters ✨ Luc Tezenas, Publish What You Pay ✨ Bart-Jaap Verbeek, SOMO ✨ Representatives from the European Commission and European Parliament #RawMaterialsWeek Robin Roels Global Witness Resource Matters T&E EarthRights International Business & Human Rights Resource Centre FARN European Environmental Bureau Natural Resource Governance Institute

🌍 Aujourd’hui, à l’occasion de la Journée internationale des personnes handicapées #IDPD, nous sommes fiers de partager une histoire de changement qui souligne le rôle essentiel de l’inclusivité pour relever l’un des défis les plus pressants au monde : la transition énergétique. Dr Alpha Abdoulaye Diallo explique comment PCQVP Guinée mène une initiative collective pour s’assurer que personne ne soit laissé pour compte dans la transition énergétique. Ce projet vise à autonomiser les personnes les plus vulnérables, y compris les personnes en situation d’handicap, afin qu’elles défendent leurs droits et impulsent un changement bénéfique à tous. Lisez l’histoire complète ici: https://lnkd.in/d8xjEXM4 #IDPD #TransitionÉnergétique #TransitionJuste

🌍 Today, as we mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities #IDPD, we’re proud to share a story of change from Guinea that highlights the critical role of inclusivity in addressing one of the world’s most pressing challenges: the energy transition. Dr Alpha Abdoulaye Diallo reflects on how PWYP Guinea is championing a collective effort to ensure no one is left behind in the energy transition. This initiative focuses on empowering the most vulnerable, including people with disabilities, to advocate for their rights and drive change that benefits all. Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/dBkKN9KK #IDPD #EnergyTransition #JustTransition

I am excited to be working with colleagues from #NRGI, #SOMO and other key experts this week, at the prestigious Bellagio Center, to build a common strategy on transition minerals value addition & fair benefit sharing. We are giving shape to a core element of the UNSG Panel on Critical Minerals! This panel’s recent report proposes the creation of a High-Level Advisory Group to promote "fair benefit-sharing, meaningful value addition, & economic diversification in low- & middle-income (LMIC) producer countries. To be really meaningful, this Group must: ✅ Confront deep-seated global power imbalances in trade relations. Free trade has become a huge barrier to LMIC’s development, locking them into exporting raw material. The system needs to change to deliver shared value & economic equity. ✅ Look at "value-addition" in every sense. It needs to include transformation of minerals in higher levels of the value chain, particularly in clean energy technologies! ✅ Promote collaboration between Southern countries over competition, to build cross-regional value chains. ✅ Finally, who’s in the Advisory group really matters to break the status quo. It must include bold voices from CSOs, Indigenous Peoples and government representatives of both consumer and producer countries - especially those challenging global inequalities and trade frameworks. We must ensure that the Advisory group starts on solid grounds and doesn't overlook these priorities. PWYP and partners are committed to making it happen! Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association APRI - Africa Policy Research Institute #TNIInstitute #PCGTW #GlobalJusticeUK