Essays about: "’green’ extractivism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words ’green’ extractivism.

  1. 1. To dig or not to dig? An integrated post-structuralist analysis of the EU Critical Raw Materials Act and its justice implications for local communities

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Valeska Götz; [2023]
    Keywords : critical materials; environmental justice; policy narrative; extractivism; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In its proposed 2023 Critical Raw Materials Act, the European Commission considers access to critical raw materials within its territory as key to both the green transition and to reduce import dependencies. This onshoring of extractivist practices warrants a critical analysis that reflects on the justice implications this may have for local communities. READ MORE

  3. 2. Seeing Lithium Extraction : Countering the Myth of ‘Green’ Transition through Contemporary Art

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för kultur och estetik

    Author : Victoria McCarthy; [2023]
    Keywords : Lithium extraction; contemporary art; extractivism; ‘green’ transition; myth; green sacrifice zones; visibility; countervisuality; Unknown Fields; Marcela Magno; Julian Charrière; Extracción de litio; arte contemporaneo; extractivismo; trancisión verde ; zonas de sacrificio verdes; visibilización; contra-visualidad;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the intersection between lithium extraction and contemporary art through a visual semiotic analysis of three contemporary artworks: Unknown Fields’ We Power Our Future With the Breast Milk of Volcanoes, Marcela Magno’s Land [2] Litio, and Julian Charrière’s Future Fossil Spaces. It explores how lithium extraction is visualised in the selected artworks, what connotations can be extracted from them, the geopolitical dimension expressed in them, and how they relate to the myth of ‘green’ transition. READ MORE

  4. 3. Opposing ‘green’ extractivism: Voices of resistance in the case of the Gállok iron mine, Sápmi

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Elena Maria Gnant; [2022]
    Keywords : political ecology; ’green’ extractivism; energy transition; frontier racism; colonial capitalism; Sámi resistance; just transition; Sápmi; Gállok; Kallak; Jåhkåmåhkke; Jokkmokk; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Embedded in a history of global colonial capitalism and the system’s crisis ridden tendencies and fixes for capital accumulation, extractivism increases globally. The intensive exploitation of resources is increasingly framed as compatible with and necessary to climate change mitigation for the possibility of a low-carbon future, opening new extractive frontiers through a path of ‘green’ extractivism (GE). READ MORE

  5. 4. A Historical Mirror? The Saltpetre and the Lithium Eras in Chile

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Alejandra Rodríguez-Morales; [2022]
    Keywords : Energy transition; green economy; neo-extractivism; Chile; natural resources; lithium; saltpetre; synthetic control method; forecasting.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The current Lithium Era of Chile shares many similarities with the Saltpetre Era that took place in the country decades ago. To understand whether there is a historical mirror between both, this paper uses a synthetic control method to carry out a regional comparison of the effect of saltpetre mining, and several forecasts to anticipate what to expect from the development of the lithium sector in Chile. READ MORE

  6. 5. Extraction for the Green Transition: An Eco-Marxist actor analysis of lithium governance in Bolivia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Julian Dannefjord; [2021]
    Keywords : Bolivia; lithium; extractivism; climate change; energy transition; actor analysis; Eco-Marxism; John Bellamy Foster; metabolic rift; ecological imperialism; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Bolivia holds among the biggest reserves of lithium in the world. Lithium-ion batteries are essential components in electric vehicles, solar panels, and wind turbines, and are therefore crucial for a global transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. Meanwhile, the extraction process of lithium can cause large environmental damage. READ MORE