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All eyes are on the UNSG's Critical Energy Transition Minerals panel this week👀 🤝210 organisations, including Indigenous Peoples groups, unions, climate & human rights groups, have developed recommendations for a just global energy transition 🔗pwyp.org/civil-society-… (¼)

A year ago, the #anticorruption expert Gubad Ibadoghlu was arrested in Baku. 🔇Repression of critical voices is increasing in #Azerbaijan. We can’t remain silent. 📢Gubad’s children are sending a message to people going to #COP29: speak up! #FreeGubad pwyp.org/a-joint-call-f…

The UAE launched $30bn green fund ALTERRA at COP28 to much acclaim. Its stated focus would be "entirely on climate solutions". Yet four months later a BlackRock fund backed by ALTERRA snapped up a gas pipeline in North America. climatechangenews.com/2024/07/24/uae…

"#Nigeria must balance gas expansion with climate goals," says NRGI's Tengi George-Ikoli on ARISE NEWS with sulaiman aledeh, calling for stronger methane reduction frameworks toward net zero by 2060. Full interview: youtube.com/watch?v=xCRgZ9… More insights in this briefing: resourcegovernance.org/publications/s…

🌍 Civic space violations threaten effective resource governance, especially in extractive industries. Learn how countries can protect civic space amid the energy transition in this post by Phesheya & Robert Pitman. resourcegovernance.org/articles/civic…

🌍As we approach #COP29 the world is watching Azerbaijan Dr Gubad Ibadoughlu was arrested a year ago on fabricated charges & still awaits trial Last week his son delivered a letter signed by 25 UK lawmakers to the Azerbaijan embassy calling for his immediate release #FreeGubad

Fascinating data analysis from the Economist looking at 7.5m US car crashes The chart below shows likelihood of you dying in a car crash by weight of your car (grey line) and weight of other car (red line) So it’s in our own self interest to get a heavier car (slight reduction

⛏️ New UN guidance calls for justice and equity to be at the center of transition mineral supply chains. An important step, which Natural Resource Governance Institute is proud to have been part of. But lots of work ahead to ensure effective follow-through. For more: resourcegovernance.org/articles/justi…

This new briefing shows #Pemex faces greater financial costs than ever if it fails to reduce GHGs. My colleagues Ma. Fer. Ballesteros and Robert Pitman offer recommendations to close the gap between the NOC’s sustainability plan and its effective implementation. 👇 👇 resourcegovernance.org/publications/c…

Natural Resource Governance Institute's President & CEO Suneeta Kaimal at IEA-COP29 Presidency High-Level Event on "Turning Methane Pledges into Action" Robert Pitman ensuring the perspectives of lowtomiddle income countries are reflected in thinking on global energy transition EDF #ClimateWeekNYC

"At #ClimateWeekNYC we're promoting social accountability within producer countries. For too long, the #methane discussion has been driven at the global level & has been focused on investors & international institutions." 📺Robert Pitman + Tengi George-Ikoli More: resourcegovernance.org/search?keyword…

Decompressing after hectic Climate Week NY, so huge that it feels like we each get only a small slice. Some highlights from my slice. General impression first: feels like minerals equity has turned a corner, from being seen as fringe in climate circles to recognized as essential.

🔴Gubad Ibadoghlu is a renowned economist and critic of the Azeri fossil fuel industry. Last year he was severely beaten by police and imprisoned on fabricated charges while visiting Azerbaijan. We met her daughter Bayram #experienceazerbaijan #Cop29. 📹Watch her interview. #COP29 #FreeGubad

While thousands of people in #EquatorialGuinea continue to live in entrenched, grinding poverty and inequality created by Teodorin, oil company execs wine and dine him in NYC.

Clean energy is growing over twice as fast in the Global South as it is in the Global North You love to see it 😎

Some #climate relevant news ahead of COP29: New analysis reveals that rich countries spend 6 times more on fossil fuel subsidies than on climate finance to vulnerable countries. data.one.org/data-dives/cli…

The #EU wants to replace its corporate accountability directives #CSRD & #CSDDD by a weak #omnibus proposal. Amongst other setbacks, the omnibus would erase sector-specific standards for #oil, #gas & #mining industries. Read the CSO statement: corporatejustice.org/publications/j…

“Corruption doesn’t level the playing field — it rigs it.” ⚖️🛑 It rewards the unscrupulous over the responsible — and in mining, where lives, land & livelihoods are at stake, that’s dangerous. 🌍 Read more: reuters.com/sustainability… Ian Gary Robert Pitman Ketakandriana Rafitoson 🧵1

This isn’t a shortcut — it’s a step backwards. The cost? Trust, transparency, and long-term value for people & planet. Must-read from Rohitesh Dhawan & @SuneetaKaimal via @ReutersSust 🔗 reuters.com/sustainability… Natural Resource Governance Institute Transparency International U.S. (TI US) FACT Coalition Business & Human Rights 🧵3

📢 We are seeking a consultant to develop a draft citizen engagement strategy in the extractive sector. The consultancy includes strategy design, stakeholder consultation and producing a public guidance note. Apply by 22 July 👉 resourcegovernance.org/consultancy-op…