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Our focus areas
Anticorruption & accountability
Addressing extractive-sector corruption is crucial for citizens in resource-rich countries and for the attainment of global climate goals.
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Fossil fuel transition
Fossil fuels are not the future, but many countries lack concrete pathways beyond the production of oil, gas and coal.
![Oil pumps and wind turbines at sunset](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_card_desktop/public/2023-07/oil-pumps-wind-turbines-sunset-ukraine-gettyimages-1315848069.jpg?h=cae4551a&itok=dc7jrMfc)
Just energy transition
As the global energy transition accelerates, decisionmakers must ensure that it is just, inclusive and equitable—with people’s needs at its center.
![Community discussion near copper mine in Challhuahuacho, Peru](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_card_desktop/public/2023-07/community-discussion-mine-challhuahuach-peru-NRGI-2022.jpg?h=0775493e&itok=HTBgk4jQ)
State-owned enterprises
State-owned companies are critical but sometimes overlooked players in the energy transition and in oil, gas and mining governance.
![Workers on the walk at Pemex facility in Mexico](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_card_desktop/public/2023-07/Pemex-Workers-Mexico-NRGI-07-2022-1.jpg?h=9d223c5e&itok=VRJM-Kjv)
Taxation & revenue management
Effective revenue management, strong tax frameworks, transparency and citizen participation are hallmarks of accountable extractive-sector governance.
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Transition minerals
Transition minerals are crucial for climate action. Their extraction must benefit citizens in the places where they are mined.
![A member of Huancuire community holding copper in hands in Challhuahuacho, Peru](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_card_desktop/public/2023-07/hands-holding-copper-peru-NRGI-2022-1.jpg?h=0775493e&itok=IqAvYWDb)