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Chloé Farand
@chloefarand.bsky.social
Freelance climate reporter & editor | Editor of a series on cleantech supply chains for Climate Home News | Tracking mineral governance | French & British | Based in Oxford, UK

Portfolio: https://authory.com/ChloeFarand
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I tracked references to minerals (that are needed for the energy transition) at #COP30.

As Melissa Marengo of @nrginstitute.bsky.social put it: "Minerals may not have made it into the text, but they are now firmly on the COP agenda – and the debate will only grow louder."

This is what happened 🧵
⛏️ COP30 could be the first to discuss the impacts and opportunities of mining the minerals needed for the energy transition.

tinyurl.com/392badee

The UN climate talks have never addressed the material dimension of the energy transition before.

I'm going to be tracking those discussions here👇
COP30 could confront "glaring gap" in clean energy agenda: mining
Resource-rich developing countries want the impacts and benefits of mineral extraction to be part of climate talks
www.climatechangenews.com
Miners are increasingly looking at huge piles of what was once considered waste as a new mineral source.

In South Africa, communities that have borne the brunt of decades of mining want a stake in the new operations as compensation for past harms.

@climatechangenews.com

tinyurl.com/yn9k7vf8/
South Africa’s platinum mine dumps get a second look as clean energy lifts demand
Companies say mining minerals from tailings is a sustainable way to boost supplies, but communities close to mines say they must benefit
www.climatechangenews.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Reposted by Chloé Farand
💡Read Imperial’s deep dive into the implications of this pivotal case, and the cutting-edge of climate litigation and attribution science, featuring interviews with Professor @frediotto.bsky.social & Dr Noah-Walker Crawford @granthamlse.bsky.social by @chloefarand.bsky.social:

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Polluters on trial: How climate science is rocking the courtroom
Attribution science is enabling climate victims to sue the world’s top polluters for damages and the first successful case may not be very far away, writes Chloé Farand.
www.imperial.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I tracked references to minerals (that are needed for the energy transition) at #COP30.

As Melissa Marengo of @nrginstitute.bsky.social put it: "Minerals may not have made it into the text, but they are now firmly on the COP agenda – and the debate will only grow louder."

This is what happened 🧵
⛏️ COP30 could be the first to discuss the impacts and opportunities of mining the minerals needed for the energy transition.

tinyurl.com/392badee

The UN climate talks have never addressed the material dimension of the energy transition before.

I'm going to be tracking those discussions here👇
COP30 could confront "glaring gap" in clean energy agenda: mining
Resource-rich developing countries want the impacts and benefits of mineral extraction to be part of climate talks
www.climatechangenews.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Minerals are out of the draft #COP30 text on just transition published on the last formal day of talks.

I cover the latest developments in @climatechangenews.com

Read it here👇

tinyurl.com/232w45e5
November 21, 2025 at 11:58 AM
“For the first time, minerals are on the main stage of COP negotiations – no longer a side show,” says Melissa Marengo, a senior policy officer at the @nrginstitute.bsky.social

Minerals making their first appearance in draft UN climate text at #COP30

www.climatechangenews.com/2025/11/14/c...
COP30 draft text includes energy transition minerals in UN climate first
A draft negotiating text on defining principles for a just transition to clean energy systems recognises the social and environmental risks associated with mining critical minerals
www.climatechangenews.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Reposted by Chloé Farand
COP30 TEXT: Belém has 1st negotiating text on "UAE dialogue" on "global stocktake" (that mentioned fossil-fuel transition)

Over 3pp, it has 14 "options" & 50 sq brackets, indicating disputed areas of text

In short, there is a lot of disagreement 🧵

unfccc.int/sites/def...
1/6
November 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Reposted by Chloé Farand
Row over definition of ‘gender’ hangs over #COP30 plans to support women

- Advocates say conservative states’ push to define gender as ‘biological sex’ would backslide on decade-old language within the UN

Story by @chloefarand.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Row over definition of ‘gender’ hangs over Cop30 plans to support women
Advocates say conservative states’ push to define gender as ‘biological sex’ would backslide on decade-old language within the UN
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I'm tracking how minerals needed for the energy transition are finally making it into the UN climate talks at #COP30 in Belém.

This is mostly happening under negotiations to ensure that the shift from fossil fuels to clean energy is fair, sustainable and doesn't foster new social injustices.

🧵
⛏️ COP30 could be the first to discuss the impacts and opportunities of mining the minerals needed for the energy transition.

tinyurl.com/392badee

The UN climate talks have never addressed the material dimension of the energy transition before.

I'm going to be tracking those discussions here👇
COP30 could confront "glaring gap" in clean energy agenda: mining
Resource-rich developing countries want the impacts and benefits of mineral extraction to be part of climate talks
www.climatechangenews.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Reposted by Chloé Farand
🚨Colombia just supported in #COP30 plenary the fossil fuel roadmap idea.

That brings the number of countries supporting it out loud in negotiations to 8 (that I have heard)
November 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Reposted by Chloé Farand
A crucial dimension to address in efforts to secure a just transition away from fossil fuels.
#COP30
⛏️ COP30 could be the first to discuss the impacts and opportunities of mining the minerals needed for the energy transition.

tinyurl.com/392badee

The UN climate talks have never addressed the material dimension of the energy transition before.

I'm going to be tracking those discussions here👇
COP30 could confront "glaring gap" in clean energy agenda: mining
Resource-rich developing countries want the impacts and benefits of mineral extraction to be part of climate talks
www.climatechangenews.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
⛏️ COP30 could be the first to discuss the impacts and opportunities of mining the minerals needed for the energy transition.

tinyurl.com/392badee

The UN climate talks have never addressed the material dimension of the energy transition before.

I'm going to be tracking those discussions here👇
COP30 could confront "glaring gap" in clean energy agenda: mining
Resource-rich developing countries want the impacts and benefits of mineral extraction to be part of climate talks
www.climatechangenews.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Jordan has seen the number of EVs on its roads boom in recent years. To deal with a growing wave of end-of-life EV batteries, mechanics in Amman are coming up with innovation solutions.

The latest for @climatechangenews.com's Clean Energy Frontier series.

www.climatechangenews.com/2025/11/03/s...
Self-taught mechanics give second life to Jordan’s glut of spent EV batteries
As EV sales boom in Jordan, a lack of formal infrastructure for dealing with end-of-life batteries is leading to some innovative solutions
www.climatechangenews.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Reposted by Chloé Farand
🔜Next Tuesday: our webinar on #COP30

Journalists will get tips on how to cover the Belém climate talks in Brazil and from afar

🤝In collaboration with @n-ost.bsky.social

Speakers:
🇧🇷 Daniela Chiaretti
🇹🇯 Timur Idrisov
🇬🇧 @chloefarand.bsky.social

Sign up: www.cleanenergywire.org/webinars/cli...
Climate talks in the Amazon – Reporting on COP30
www.cleanenergywire.org
October 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Reposted by Chloé Farand
“Voluntary initiatives won’t cut it.”

In @climatechangenews.com, NRGI’s Juliana Peña Niño explains why UNEA7 must give Colombia’s minerals proposal real ambition and a binding path forward.

Reporting by @chloefarand.bsky.social 👉 www.climatechangenews.com/2025/10/03/c...
October 4, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Saudi Arabia, which has built its place in the world based on huge oil exports, is now seeking to secure a role in the clean energy economy by becoming a hub for energy transition minerals, while continuing to sell the world its oil.

www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/10/d...
www.climatechangenews.com
September 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Reposted by Chloé Farand
It now seems inevitable that a major emitter will be held responsible for their contribution to the climate crisis.

Read the full story, written by @chloefarand.bsky.social, and learn what attribution science means for the courts and climate justice.

👉 imperial.ac.uk/stories/polluters-on-trial
Polluters on trial: How climate science is rocking the courtroom
Attribution science is enabling climate victims to sue the world’s top polluters for damages and the first successful case may not be very far away, writes Chloé Farand.
imperial.ac.uk
September 8, 2025 at 9:53 AM
The Zambian government is being accused of whitewashing the scale of a massive toxic mining waste spill at a copper mine earlier this year. Experts warn of serious health risks for decades. The US and Finland have told their citizens to evacuate the area.

www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/02/v...
Victims of Zambian copper mine spill threaten to sue Chinese firm
Dozens of families are demanding Sino-Metals Leach Zambia pay billions in compensation to clean up devastating spill or face legal challenges
www.climatechangenews.com
September 3, 2025 at 6:54 AM
A path to development or a recipe for disaster?

Lenders are plans to develop one of the world's largest unexploited copper deposits in Balochistan, Pakistan's largest and poorest province which is blighted by conflict and human rights violations.

www.climatechangenews.com/2025/08/22/a...
Banks back Pakistan copper mine despite human rights fears
Campaigners say the Reko Diq copper mine in Balochistan risks worsening the plight of human rights defenders in a region marred by conflict
www.climatechangenews.com
August 22, 2025 at 10:07 AM
💥 After @climatechangenews.com 's reporting on rising concerns over the health impacts of copper mining in northern Chile, campaigners are taking the government to court for failing to address years of continuous air pollution.

www.climatechangenews.com/2025/08/15/c...
Campaigners sue Chilean government over copper mining pollution
They accuse the state of failing to remediate years of pollution by top copper producer Codelco at the expense of people’s health
www.climatechangenews.com
August 15, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Reposted by Chloé Farand
Iraq blackout: "Electricity demand jumped, triggering a failure in transmission, as temperatures in parts of the country soared to as high as 50C (122F), with millions of people joining the Arbaeen pilgrimage."

🎁 link
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Iraq Goes Dark After Searing Heat Wave Triggers Power Grid Failure
Iraq was plunged into darkness on Monday as searing heat pushed up power demand, triggering a failure in transmission lines that led to a near nationwide blackout.
www.bloomberg.com
August 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Reposted by Chloé Farand
Great little primer on natural Hydrogen

Lots of caveats,
there seem to be better tech in pipeline or already available
What if we could tap vast reserves of naturally occurring hydrogen lying beneath our feet?

The race is on to discover the first commercially viable natural hydrogen reservoir. But many experts warn that the reality may not live up to the hype.

My latest for BBC 👇

www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
The precious 'white gold' fuel buried in the Earth
Naturally occurring "white hydrogen" lies in vast reservoirs beneath our feet – now the gold rush of the clean energy era is beginning.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 29, 2025 at 9:36 AM
What if we could tap vast reserves of naturally occurring hydrogen lying beneath our feet?

The race is on to discover the first commercially viable natural hydrogen reservoir. But many experts warn that the reality may not live up to the hype.

My latest for BBC 👇

www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
The precious 'white gold' fuel buried in the Earth
Naturally occurring "white hydrogen" lies in vast reservoirs beneath our feet – now the gold rush of the clean energy era is beginning.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 29, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Reposted by Chloé Farand
Good news is somewhat of a rarity in the climate space, so it's genuinely uplifting to see how advances in climate science are making it possible to hold big emitters to account in the courts.

Great new piece on @granthamicl.bsky.social's climate litigation work by @chloefarand.bsky.social 👇
⚖️Climate litigation is entering a new era 🌏

Thanks to attribution science, courts now have the tools to link climate impacts, such as floods, wildfires and extreme heat to major polluters — and assign legal responsibility. 🧵

📒 imperial.ac.uk/stories/polluters-on-trial
July 23, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Reposted by Chloé Farand
🚨 Upcoming vote this morning: 🇺🇳 UN #HumanRights Council will consider whether to call for an equitable transition of #FossilFuels to prevent climate harms. 📉 🛢️
👀 We will be watching closely the vote of the 47 States members
📺 live webcast (3 PM CEST): webtv.un.org/en/asset/k16...
July 8, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Nations rich in minerals want to add value to their resources to reap more benefits from the energy transition.

But in Nigeria, early efforts to refine lithium are facing challenges as mining remains dominated by mostly unregulated informal miners.

@vivianchime.bsky.social reports

bit.ly/3I9RFZw
Nigeria’s push to cash in on lithium rush gets off to a rocky start
Nigeria wants to supply refined lithium to the EV battery industry to diversify its economy away from oil but early processing efforts are facing challenges
www.climatechangenews.com
July 8, 2025 at 9:09 AM