COPPER COMMUNIQUÉ: In the race to net zero, ‘Copper is the new oil’ – but at what cost?
IN THE RACE TO NET ZERO ‘COPPER IS THE NEW OIL’ – BUT AT WHAT COST?
WEBINAR: Frontline Responses to Australia’s Green Extractivism
Frontline Responses to Australia's Green Extractivism WEBINAR as part of the COP26 People's Summit for Climate Justice Held on Monday 8 November 2021 Australian mining companies are investing all over the world in critical minerals such as copper, lithium and...
SALAR DE COIPASA, ORURO DEPT., BOLIVIA
Located in Tarapacá region and crossed by the Bolivian border, Coipasa Salt Flat is under dispute since exploration works carried by the Canadian Lithium Chile were rejected by local Aymara communities because of the potential damage on wetlands that sustain both wildlife and cattle (alpacas).
SALAR DE ATACAMA, ANTOFAGATSA, CHILE
Neither proper environmental assessment nor Indigenous/Public consultation has ever been carried out for lithium extraction, and precautionary principle has not been respected.