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The renewable energy transition, critical minerals, and conflict risks
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The renewable energy transition, critical minerals, and conflict risks

Tobias Ide
Environmental research letters, Vol.21(11), 111002
2026
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Abstract

peace climate change violence extractivism mining protest sustainability
This Perspective provides a concise overview about conflicts related to transition minerals. It discusses how mining such minerals increases the risk of various types of conflict (section 2) before outlining the impacts of such conflicts (section 3). The final section (4) briefly reflects on pathways towards peace and conflict sensitivity, including recommendations for future research.

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