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An estimated 50 percent to 80 percent of the minerals that are critical to the renewable energy transition are located on or near indigenous peoples’ lands globally, and many indigenous peoples’ territories remain unrecognised by national law (Photo: Responsible Sourcing Network)

Opinion

EU's critical raw materials act: bad for investors, bad for indigenous people

This summer,  the British High Court is considering one of the largest cases in British legal history: a £36 bn [€30.6bn] class action suit against BHP.

The case stems from the 2015 Samarco dam collapse in Brazil, which killed 19 people, displaced thousands, and poisoned the Rio Doce — a vital source of food, water and spiritua...

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