Martin Dietrich BrauchDec 7, 2022

The #EnergyTransition will require
💰 money
⛏️ minerals & materials
🌄 land
💧 water
👩‍🏭 labor
and will need to be
🌐 global

Pleased to have contributed to this great @columbiaclimate piece, which highlights rich & relevant @CCSI_Columbia work! 🧵 1/16

https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2022/12/07/five-things-the-energy-transition-cant-do-without

Five Things the Energy Transition Can’t Do Without

Achieving the energy transition will take money, minerals, land, water, and skilled labor. Will we have enough of each?

State of the Planet
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💰 MONEY

“To make the #EnergyTransition a reality, we need both public & private finance. Developing countries need substantial amounts of grants & concessional financing from #MDBs & DFIs, & measures to strengthen local financial sectors, to leverage private sector investment.”

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"@CCSI_Columbia provides recommendations for making this financial support a reality."
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Read the @CCSI_Columbia Roadmap to Zero-Carbon Electrification of #Africa 💡🌍 https://bit.ly/africa-zero-carbon-roadmap
Roadmap to Zero-Carbon Electrification of Africa | Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment

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Read also the @CCSI_Columbia report Decarbonization Pathways for #Paraguay’s #Energy Sector ⚡️🇵🇾 https://bit.ly/paraguay-energy
Paraguay's Energy Sector: Hydropower, Decarbonization, and Sustainable Development | Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment

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And stay tuned for our @CCSI_Columbia @EnvDefenseFund evaluation of #netzero financial sector initiatives 🏦💱 https://ccsi.columbia.edu/content/paris-aligned-financial-sector-initiatives
Paris-Aligned Financial Sector Initiatives | Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment

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⛏️ MINERALS & MATERIALS

Countries need to plan around factors that could reduce #mineral demand: "redesigning products to be more efficient or to rely less on critical materials, making materials more efficient, using substitute minerals, expanding #recycling & reuse."
Dec 7, 2022 at 5:06pmWeb
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Read our @CCSI_Columbia recommendations on how countries governments, international actors, & #mining advocates should heed caution when pursuing and promoting the mining of #CriticalMinerals:
https://ccsi.columbia.edu/content/dont-throw-caution-wind-green-energy-transition-not-all-critical-minerals-will-be-goldmines
Don’t Throw Caution to the Wind: In the Green Energy Transition, Not All Critical Minerals Will Be Goldmines | Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment

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Also, "@CCSI_Columbia has resources to enable the sustainable development of [mineral] resources while causing the least economic, social, and environmental harm." Read our publications on our Extractive Industries page:
https://ccsi.columbia.edu/content/extractive-industries
Extractive Industries | Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment

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🌄 LAND

"To minimize local opposition that slows the #EnergyTransition, projects like wind farms & lithium mines should be undertaken with the cooperation & involvement of local stakeholders."

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"Companies need to get to know the communities, build relationships with local leaders & landowners, include them in discussions, & provide incentives to get their buy-in."
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"In addition, communities themselves need to understand why the land is needed for the energy transition, why it is important for everyone’s future, and accept the fact that every energy scenario has a downside."
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"@CCSI_Columbia has developed resources & strategies for businesses to respect the #HumanRights of communities affected by #energy projects." 🍃☀️⚡️ Read these resources here: https://ccsi.columbia.edu/content/respecting-human-rights-communities-wind-solar-project-deployment
Respecting the Human Rights of Project-Affected Communities in Wind and Solar Energy Project Deployment | Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment

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🌐 "The global #EnergyTransition requires international cooperation, including sharing of information & opportunities for #energy investments, developing & sharing technologies, & implementing financial commitments & mechanisms to ensure all countries have resources to invest."
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Read our @CCSI_Columbia work on overhauling international investment governance (away from #IIAs & #ISDS!) to support the achievement of a just zero-carbon future: https://ccsi.columbia.edu/content/investment-governance-climate-energy
Overhauling Investment Governance for a Just Zero-Carbon Future | Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment

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Shout-out to my amazing @CCSI_Columbia colleagues involved in these projects (and many more), including @PERRINETO @jesse_c_coleman @samszokeburke @NoraMardirossia @ladan22 @madeleinesongy @jbibsss @Cunha_Paulo1 @calbinlackey