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Battery mineral sector's consent policies are falling short, Oxfam says

Charity emphasises community consent needed from the earliest stages of projects

Isabeau van Halm
Glencore's Antapaccay mine is given as an example by Oxfam of a disconnect between public policy commitments on paper and in practice. Source: San Martin

Glencore, the Antapaccay mine in Peru pictured here, is one of the miners included in the Oxfam report. Source: San Martin | Credits: Glencore

The battery mineral sector's approach to free, prior, and informed consent is not sufficiently ready to support a just energy transition under current company policies, a recent Oxfam report concluded....

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