Electric vehicles, rare earth mining and consent

"The increasing global demand for rare earth elements (REE) is driven by clean energy technologies. The electric vehicle in particular, is a strong driving force. The un-ceded sovereign lands of hundreds of First Nations – now colonised and called Australia – hold at least four per cent of the world’s rare earth element reserves."

"There are no strategies in Australia’s critical minerals landscape to support First Nations negotiations. The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP) requires that free, prior and informed consent is a minimum standard to be applied in all negotiations, including those with First Nations regarding rare earths exploitation."

"Rare earth mining will devastate and change the land forever."
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https://johnmenadue.com/rare-earths-a-conundrum-for-our-responsibility-to-care-for-country-and-kin/
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