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#COP30 ended without any mention of minerals in the text.

Yet the issue is now firmly on the COP agenda and it's hard to imagine future climate summits not discussing the risks and opportunities this new era of extraction bring.

Next stop for mineral governance, #UNEA7 next month. Stay tuned!

“Minerals are the backbone of the shift away from fossil fuels – leaving their governance out of just transition planning will undermine efforts to accelerate renewable energies by 2030 – a key target the COP has already set,” @antonio-hill.bsky.social advisor at @nrginstitute.bsky.social tells me.

On the last (formal) day of #COP30, references to energy-transition minerals have been removed from draft text proposed by the Brazilian presidency on just transition.

This comes after strong pushback from China, which dominates global mineral processing.

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Update: This is no done deal!

China and Russia are opposing current references to minerals in the just transition text at #COP30

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Language around transitioning away from fossil fuels is only included in some options of the text -- expect this to turn into a flashpoint.

The draft text also includes an option for a just transition mechanism demanded by the G77 + China.

Alternatives includes "improving existing modalities", "developing a policy tool box" and "developing guidance" to deliver just energy transitions.

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The draft note also recalls "the principles and recommendations outlined in the report of the United Nations Secretary-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals" which called for putting human rights at the core of mineral supply chains:

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The draft (officially an informal note all in brackets so nothing agreed yet!) "recognises... the social and environmental risks associated with scaling up supply chains for clean energy technologies, including risks arising from the extraction and processing of critical minerals".

Breaking: #COP30 draft Just Transition Work Programme text has landed and minerals is in the document for the first time.

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A growing coalition of countries gathered at #COP30 in Belém, Brazil, agrees that minerals for clean energy systems can no longer be left out of negotiations concerned with making the transition just.

Watch out for the first mention of minerals in COP draft text expected to land over the next 36h.

Mining is the most direct experience of the energy transition for many communities around the world.

In Argentina, the balance between people and nature is breaking under a development model that promises progress at the cost of survival, writes NGO FARN.

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A summary of a pre-COP dialogue on the Just Transition Work Programme show countries had broad discussions on the role of minerals. Countries called for greater governance & international cooperation to avoid exacerbating inequalities when mining for the energy transition.

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Day3 #COP30: the UK, backed by Australia & the EU, proposed language on diversifying and ensuring traceable & sustainable mineral supply chains in talks on delivering a just energy transition - the first time that rich countries have formally supported text on minerals.

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On day 1 #COP30 Indigenous Peoples call for the Just Transition Work Programme to address the impacts of mining. Bryan Bixcul of #SIRGE says: "This is an important moment for us, for Brazil to take a stance and say energy security needs to respect the rights of Indigenous Peoples & key ecosystems".