"Groups urge gov’t to address mining issues as PH transitions to renewable energy", 20 April 2024

The Philippine government should address issues in the mining sector as the country joins the transition from fossil fuel-based energy to renewable sources, several groups said.

Bantay Kita, a coalition of civil society organizations working on the extractive sector in the Philippines, said the transition to renewable sources may worsen the impacts of large-scale mining operations in the Philippines. 

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The group cited nickel, cobalt, and copper as significant minerals in the country, referred to as transition minerals used by processing companies to develop products and technologies needed in the energy transition.

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John Edison Ubaldo, Bantay Kita’s Knowledge Mobilization Specialist, citing the result of their study, said, “The Philippine government also lacks an institutionalized policy framework that upholds the state’s duty to safeguard host communities from human rights issues rooted from extractive activities.”

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