{"id":64616,"date":"2024-08-15T11:39:16","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T18:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/energi.media\/?p=64616"},"modified":"2024-08-15T11:39:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T18:39:16","slug":"is-canadas-critical-minerals-strategy-a-green-shift-or-greenwashing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/energi.media\/news\/is-canadas-critical-minerals-strategy-a-green-shift-or-greenwashing\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Canada\u2019s critical-minerals strategy a green shift or greenwashing?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article was published by Policy Options<\/a> on Aug. 14, 2024.<\/em><\/p>\n

By Thierry Rodon, <\/a>Sophie Th\u00e9riault<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Canada has followed the lead of many countries recently by adopting\u202f<\/span>policies and measures<\/span><\/a>\u202fto promote rapid development of its\u00a0<\/span>value chain<\/span><\/a> for domestic critical-minerals\u202fessential in clean energy technology.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Climate change, geopolitical and economic turmoil are leading governments to emphasize the need to secure a\u00a0<\/span>supply of critical minerals<\/span><\/a>, such as lithium, graphite, nickel, cobalt and rare earth elements<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0to help decarbonize the economy through, for example, solar panels, wind turbines and electric-vehicle batteries.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The mining industry\u2019s role is being framed as forward-looking and innovative \u2013\u00a0 even transformative \u2013 in the transition from fossil fuels to low-carbon energy sources.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Governments and industry alike are pushing to rapidly unlock Canada\u2019s critical minerals potential to lead us out of the climate crisis through sustainable and ethical mining practices.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But the energy transition needs to be delinked from critical minerals and the opening of new mines. Failing to do so entrenches rather than transforms the process of extracting natural resources for consumer use \u2013 the traditional pattern at the root of the climate crisis.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The federal government\u2019s critical minerals strategy states that these materials are\u00a0<\/span>indispensable in building<\/span><\/a>\u00a0sustainable \u2013 that is, green energy \u2013 economies domestically and globally.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It also emphasizes the importance of supporting their development to secure supply chains and address climate change for \u201cgenerations to come.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The mining industry is seizing the opportunity to reposition itself as a key player in a green economy.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A recent edition of The Mining Association of Canada<\/span>\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>magazine\u00a0<\/span>suggests that new mines and projects\u00a0<\/span>are needed<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to support widespread \u201celectrification\u201d of the Canadian economy, address the climate crisis and ensure supply in the face of geopolitical conflicts.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A critical look at critical minerals<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Environmental impact reviews should take a more regional perspective<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Similar sales pitches are made by mining companies operating in the critical minerals sector. They are portraying the industry as an essential and responsible climate saviour.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The term \u201ccritical\u201d also can be taken in a political sense to refer to the lack of control over the mineral supply chain, which is\u00a0<\/span>dominated by China<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In this context, most provinces and territories are striving to attract international investments to seize economic opportunities created by the energy transition.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Competition for the critical-minerals market has led governments in Canada and abroad to invest public funds to attract and speed up approval of projects.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

One example is a bilateral Canada-U.S. working group, renewed in May, to\u00a0<\/span>accelerate critical-minerals projects<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for \u201ccontinental security and (a) clean energy future.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Another is the\u00a0<\/span>Northvolt Six manufacturing plant<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in Quebec, where lithium mined in the province will be used to produce sustainable batteries. It is to receive $2.7 billion from the federal and Quebec governments and was exempted from public hearings to expedite its approval.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The primary objective of these investments is to strategically position Canada and its mining industry in the global race for critical minerals. It has little to do with an ecological transition that would look at changing how we produce and consume.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Some critics suggest that critical-minerals narratives amount to little more than mining industry\u00a0<\/span>greenwashing<\/span><\/a>\u00a0or \u201cgreen extractivism.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0What should not be forgotten are the significant and long-lasting ecological, social and cultural impacts of mining activities, especially for Indigenous and remote communities.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While regions near urban centres in southern Canada are coveted for their potential critical-mineral deposits, highly publicized opposition to mining and lack of social acceptance in these settings continues to push the frontier into more remote, largely Indigenous lands.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Natural Resources Canada points out that\u00a0<\/span>600 Indigenous communities<\/span><\/a>\u00a0are located within 100 kilometres of a major mineral project.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the European Union is securing access to critical minerals through agreements with\u202f<\/span>Canada<\/span><\/a>\u202fand\u202f<\/span>Norway<\/span><\/a>, thereby subcontracting mining activities outside the EU, where there is little acceptance, to countries where these activities will disproportionately affect Indigenous communities.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These communities are already heavily impacted by climate change and industrial development, including hydro projects, forestry and mining. Now they are being expected to shoulder the brunt of the ecological and social risks of extracting critical minerals.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Our research<\/span><\/a>\u00a0suggests the rush for critical minerals, while cloaked in imaginings of a sustainable and prosperous future, remains firmly rooted in historical settler-colonial and extractivist dynamics.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Historically, mining on Indigenous territories has resulted in negative social and environmental consequences with little benefit to local communities. This is not limited to Canada.\u00a0<\/span>Similar patterns<\/span><\/a>\u00a0can be seen internationally.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Moreover, the techno-fix to climate change promoted by governments and the mining industry may prove to be illusory. Some geologists warn that an energy transition based on mineral resources\u00a0<\/span>is not feasible<\/span><\/a>\u00a0given known resources and reserves.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

They also point to the potentially disastrous environmental impacts of mining in vulnerable ecosystems.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Promises made in discussions on energy transitions, as well as the focus on critical minerals while investment continues in fossil fuels, ignore better and\u00a0<\/span>more just ways<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to decarbonize the economy.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Switching the energy source, rather than challenging the prevailing modes of production and consumption, has more to do with market positioning and geopolitics.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A genuine transformation requires a more in-depth rethinking of society\u2019s relationships with humans and non-humans. Above all, it must avoid shifting the risks and burdens of climate change solutions onto Indigenous and other marginalized communities.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This is possible only if we move beyond simplistic narratives and techno-based solutions and allow open debate on the complex path to a fair and truly transformative ecological transition.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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