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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

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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

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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