Increased demands for the critical raw materials that power the green transition are likely to exacerbate—and create—inequalities between resource-rich (developing) and consuming (developed) countries.
This is one of the points made by Dr Jojo Nem Singh in his blog post 'The challenge of securing assess to minerals for the green transition'. Â
He goes on to argue that unequal sharing of primary mineral production will yield to new forms of dependencies and problems, including the externalization of the environmental costs of clean technology.
The current climate change narrative absolves polluters and puts pressure on developing countries
Read the post on the NewSecurityBeat blog -Â 'The challenge of securing assess to minerals for the green transition'
Dr Jojo Nem Singh
- Assistant professor
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