EXTRACTIVES, JUST TRANSITION, & CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY SUBCOMMITTEE
As members of faith-based coalitions engaged directly with the mechanisms, forums, declarations and structures of the United Nations,
- This subcommittee examines issues in extractive industries with the specific concern of care of Earth and those impacted by extractive practices globally.
- We attend to efforts by all parties to assist in the just transition from traditional means of obtaining energy – such as mining and fossil fuel extraction – to a more sustainable model of meeting global energy needs via wind and solar modalities.
- We keep in mind the challenges posed by transnational corporations and whenever possible work to confront those who control much of the legal and political mechanisms that drive these inequalities.
RESOURCES
Patricia Garip, “Chile’s Embattled Lithium King“, Americas Quarterly, July 15, 2025
Rob Hutchins, “Whales and dolphins at risk from deep-sea mining, scientists warn,” Oceanographic, June 24, 2025.
“American Samoa Activities,” Bureau of Ocean Management, June 12, 2025.
Kelsey Lamp, Nathan Proctor, Tony Dutzik and James Horrox, “We don’t need deep-sea mining,” Environment America, June 18, 2024.
Helen Cooper, “Illuminating the facts of deep-sea bioluminescence,” Monterey Bay Aquarium, November 15, 2021.
Sofia Quaglia, “Scars from the world’s first deep sea mining test 50 years on,” BBC, May 11, 2025.
Ashley Kirk, Ed Gargan, Prina Shah and Karen McVeigh, “As countries scramble for minerals, the seabed beckons. Will mining it be a disaster? — visual explainer
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Events forthcoming
NGO Mining Working Group 