Can the concept of a just transition provide a new framework for responsible extraction of energy transition metals in the Pacific Island region?
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Dealing with double exposure – working session at the ASAO meeting in Kona, Hawai’i
Continuing their exploration of the complex relationship between extractive capitalism and climate change in the Pacific, Emilka Skrzypek and Nick Bainton convened a working session at the Association for Social Anthropologists of Oceania annual meeting in Kona, Hawai’I (1-4 February 2023). The session explored how the pressures of extractive capitalism experienced across the region shape… Read More »Dealing with double exposure – working session at the ASAO meeting in Kona, Hawai’i
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Tune in to the PaCE-SD seminar on Double Exposure in the Pacific
You can register now to tune in to a seminar delivered by Emilka Skrzypek and Nick Bainton titled: Double Exposure in the Pacific: Climate Change and the Energy-Extractives Nexus. The seminar will be delivered at the University of South Pacific in Suva, Fiji, as part of the Pacific Centre for Encironment and Sustainable Development (PaCE-SD)… Read More »Tune in to the PaCE-SD seminar on Double Exposure in the Pacific
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Read about our research in The Conversation
Nick Bainton and Emilka Skrzypek’s article was published in The Conversation. You can read it here: https://theconversation.com/pacific-nations-are-extraordinarily-rich-in-critical-minerals-but-mining-them-may-take-a-terrible-toll-187172 For centuries, the Pacific Islands rich natural resources have been raided by mining interests with little to show for it. At the last Pacific Islands Forum meeting in Suva, Fiji in July, Pacific leaders endorsed the 2050 Strategy… Read More »Read about our research in The Conversation
