energy transition – Kogruppe Klimakrise und Menschenrechte

What are ‘critical minerals’ and why do they matter for human rights?

Global demand for minerals is rising fast. This is being driven by the shift to renewable energy and electric vehicles, and increasingly by the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and data centres....

The age of fossil fuels must end. Here is how a Fossil Fuel Treaty can help.

Fossil fuels – coal, oil and gas – touch nearly every part of our daily lives, but not without consequences. Their production and use...

Human rights as a compass for transitioning away from fossil fuels in a just, orderly and equitable manner

This submission in response to the UNFCCC COP30 presidency’s invitation argues that a just transition away from fossil fuels must be explicitly anchored in...

OpEd: From an oil well to COP30

One of the girls who sued the Ecuadorian government to end gas flaring in the Amazon will attend the environmental summit to demand that...

Global: Fossil fuel infrastructure is putting rights of 2 billion people and critical ecosystems at risk

Fossil fuel infrastructure poses risks for the health and livelihoods of at least 2 billion people globally, roughly a quarter of the world’s population,...

Fire in the heart of the Ecuadorian Amazon: girls and young women fighting for climate justice

At night in the Ecuadorian Amazon, huge flames light up the darkness. Flames from the gas flares that tower over the oil wells and...

Human Rights in the Life Cycle of Renewable Energy and Critical Minerals

Amnesty International welcomes the important initiative taken by the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Climate...

An open pit nickel mine in Palawan, Philippines.

Philippines: Nickel mining projects approved despite inadequate consultation and serious risks to communities’ health and environment

Indigenous Peoples and rural communities in the Philippines are being subjected to numerous human rights abuses amid a rapid expansion in the mining of...

Recharge for Rights: Ranking the Human Rights Due Diligence Reporting of Leading Electric Vehicle Makers

In order to combat climate change, many governments are now incentivising the market in electric vehicles (EV). Their batteries require cobalt, copper, lithium, nickel,...