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Mining resources, the inconvenient truth of the "ecological" transition

Bourgoin Jeremy, Interdonato Roberto, Grislain Quentin, Zignani Matteo, Gaito Sabrina. 2024. Mining resources, the inconvenient truth of the "ecological" transition. World Development Perspectives, 35:100615, 9 p.

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Résumé : By 2035, the International Energy Agency predicts that $48 trillion will need invested to meet global energy needs, with at least half of these amounts needed to be funneled into renewable electricity sources and energy efficiency efforts. The energy transition is an important dimension of a global climate change mitigation strategy. Using open data on transnational mining deals from the Land Matrix Initiative, we display the current transnational mining network with patterns of concentration and new forms of dependencies between investing and target countries. Using different global development metrics, we also characterize the context within which the mining network is embedded in. Beyond geopolitical concerns and the reconfiguration of power relations in international arenas, the energy transition raises issues of environmental justice. In this study, we clearly display distributive injustices with inequitable distribution of costs, with target countries supporting most of the social and environmental costs of resource extraction in areas marked by land and food insecurity and instability in terms of governance.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : utilisation des terres, industrie minière, politique de développement, changement climatique, énergie renouvelable, énergie électrique, atténuation des effets du changement climatique, acquisition des terres, impact sur l'environnement, investissement foncier, bioénergie, ressource minérale

Mots-clés complémentaires : Transition écologique

Mots-clés libres : Energy transition, Mining networks, Critical minerals, Land imprint

Classification Agris : P07 - Sources d'énergie non-renouvelable
P05 - Ressources énergétiques et leur gestion

Champ stratégique Cirad : CTS 5 (2019-) - Territoires

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