COP30 could confront “glaring gap” in clean energy agenda: mining

Energy transition minerals may be tackled at UN climate talks for the first time, as resource-rich developing nations and Indigenous groups call for the industry’s costs and benefits to be fairly shared
A worker is seen near a dumper truck at a nickel mine, operated by PT Vale Indonesia in Sorowako, Indonesia
A worker is seen near a dumper truck at a nickel mine, operated by PT Vale Indonesia in Sorowako, Indonesia on July 28, 2023. (Photo: Hariandi Hafid / SOPA Images/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect)

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