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Africa: Security, Sacrifice or Opportunity – Visions Differ Over Effective Climate Action

eriinfo.com5 days ago012 mins

Should the world move away sharply from fossil fuels, or manage a slower, more careful retreat? That question underpinned many of the speeches from global leaders at this year’s High-level Week General Debate in New York, as climate change emerged as one of the defining fault lines dividing Member States. UN News reviewed some of…

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Africa: The Race to Mine Critical Minerals for AI and Clean Energy Is Creating ‘Sacrifice Zones’ That Harm Water and Health of World’s Poor

eriinfo.com5 months ago013 mins

There is a troubling contradiction at the heart of the global transition to a cleaner, greener, tech-driven future: Modern technologies – everything from AI to wind turbines, as well as cellphones, electric vehicles and defense systems – depend on critical minerals. But many of the communities where those minerals are mined end up with polluted…