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The role of critical minerals in the energy transition: policy implications at the local, national, regional and global level

This policy brief discusses lithium´s challenges for energy transition debates and calls the G-20 to ensure commitment to improved global cooperation.

Patricia Rengel

Patricia Rengel is AIDA fellow scientist, working from Ecuador. She is a geologist from Yachay Tech University in Ecuador and holds a Master's degree in Environment and Sustainable Development from Kyung Hee University, South Korea. Patricia has experience in scientific data analysis and project management for sustainable development in international organizations. She has worked on dissemination of scientific topics with different audiences and has been part of several research groups in different areas of Earth sciences. Patricia is a volunteer mentor for university students who wish to apply for a scholarship to continue their professional training outside of Ecuador.  

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Organizations and communities call for intervention by the IACHR in response to the human rights impacts of mining for the energy transition

The hearing highlighted, based on specific cases, the serious human rights issues associated with the mining of lithium and other minerals used in the development of renewable energy technologies.

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Yeny Rodríguez Junco

Yeny Rodríguez Junco is a senior attorney with AIDA's Territories Program, as well as the Mining Area Coordinator, working from Colombia. She also coordinates the  Environmental Justice Network in Colombia. She is a lawyer and human rights specialist from the Universidad Externado de Colombia and holds a Master's degree in Development, with an emphasis on environmental development, from the International Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, Netherlands. She worked at the Colombian Constitutional Court and was a consultant for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. She has extensive experience in litigation, legal advocacy and public law.

Camille Legrand

Camille Legrand is an intern with AIDA's Freshwater Program, working from Mexico City. She holds a Master's degree in International Development, with a focus on socio-environmental conflict and energy issues, from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland. In Mexico, she has experience as a researcher on the development of wind mega-projects in Oaxaca and on water issues in Cuatro Ciénagas, Coahuila.