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Who really controls the minerals powering the green transition?

Jigyasa Agarwal

Published
11 Sept 2026

The transition to clean energy, digital infrastructure, militarisation in defence and artificial intelligence all depend on minerals whose extraction is disproportionately concentrated in resource-rich developing economies. As innovation accelerates in these sectors, so does pressure to expand extraction, with significant environmental and social consequences. Much of the sustainability debate has therefore focused on an urgent [...]The post Who really controls the minerals powering the green transition? appeared first on Institute of Development Studies.

The transition to clean energy, digital infrastructure, militarisation in defence and artificial intelligence all depend on minerals whose extraction is disproportionately concentrated in resource-rich developing economies. As innovation accelerates in these sectors, so does pressure to expand extraction, with significant environmental and social consequences. Much of the sustainability debate has therefore focused on an urgent [...] The post Who really controls the minerals powering the green transition? appeared first on Institute of Development Studies.

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