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Transition Minerals Open Statement for COP27

  • News from NRGI

  • 1 November 2022

COP27 is a key moment to initiate a shift in the way minerals are extracted and used, and to assess solutions that will reduce dependence on mining.
The COP27 climate conference is a key moment to initiate a shift in the way minerals are extracted and used, and to assess solutions that will reduce dependence on mining.

The world needs to stop burning fossil fuels. Climate change is already happening and to prevent the worst impacts we must accelerate the just transition to cleaner, safer energy.

More than 230 organizations call on COP leaders to urgently ensure the exploitation of transition minerals doesn’t undermine a just and equitable energy transition. Visit the Publish What You Pay website to read the full statement, to which NRGI is a signatory.