Indonesia’s fast-growing nickel sector faces risks when environmental rules aren’t consistently enforced. The June Raja Ampat case — on small, legally protected islands — highlighted this gap. New blog by Frenky Simanjuntak: 🔗 resourcegovernance.org/articles/aft...

As #COP30 closes, the final outcome leaves transition minerals out of the text — a major gap for producer countries and frontline communities. We’ve shared NRGI reactions on what this means for safeguards, equity and the road ahead. 🔗

The new JTWP text at #COP30 cuts minerals despite their importance. But there’s still time for Parties to act. 📣 Join our COP30 Media briefing today: Why minerals still matter for COP30 🕞 15:30 PM (BRT) | Press Conference Room 2 🔗 Online: unfccc.int/event/natura...

“Minerals are the backbone of the shift away from fossil fuels – leaving their governance out of just transition planning will undermine efforts to accelerate renewable energies by 2030 – a key target the COP has already set,” @antonio-hill.bsky.social advisor at @nrginstitute.bsky.social tells me.

@antonio-hill.bsky.social de NRGI conversó en @es.france24.com sobre los avances en las negociaciones de la #COP30 ➜ Destaca el creciente consenso para establecer un mecanismo que permita una salida justa y equitativa de los combustibles fósiles. 🎥 Mira la entrevista:

🎥 Juliana Peña Niño de NRGI explica cómo, desde las riberas de los ríos hasta las discusiones de la #COP30, el mensaje es el mismo: escuchar a quienes habitan los territorios es necesario para lograr una transición justa y equitativa, porque son quienes viven sus efectos.

#COP30 Week 1 highlights: 🟦 Minerals enter UNFCCC text 🟦 Calls for a fair, funded fossil phase-out grow 🟦 Pathways must be shaped by countries’ priorities More + Week 2 watch-outs → More from NRGI at COP30: cop30.resourcegovernance.org

La #COP30 debe enfocarse en los productores de petróleo, gas y minerales del Sur Global, actores clave para lograr transiciones justas De combustibles fósiles → a economías justas De extracción → a valor local Descubre cómo NRGI participa en la COP30 👉http://cop30.resourcegovernance.org

Mineral governance as a pillar of climate action is now on the table at #COP30 negotiations. Countries are backing fair, transparent & traceable supply chains under the Just Transition Work Programme. 📖 @ClimateHome COP30 Bulletin Day 3: www.climatechangenews.com

As #COP30 opens, the focus must turn to oil, gas and mineral producers in the Global South—essential to just transitions. From fossil fuels → just economies From extraction → local value Explore how NRGI is engaging at COP30 👉 cop30.resourcegovernance.org

“It’s impossible to discuss energy transition without talking about critical minerals,” said President Lula Minerals are central to a just transition, and must finally be recognized at #COP30. 🔗 Read our blog: resourcegovernance.org/articles/min...

🌍 NRGI at #COP30: powering just and equitable energy transitions in resource-rich countries. 🎥 Hear from NRGI President & CEO Suneeta Kaimal — and explore our priorities on fossil fuels and transition minerals → 🔗 cop30.resourcegovernance.org #JustTransition #EnergyTransition

Join NRGI’s @NafiQuarshie at a @GreenpeaceAfric webinar to discuss how Africa can reshape mineral governance to ensure it delivers development. 📆: 29 Oct. 🕙: 10AM (WAT) 📍: online 🔗: resourcegovernance.org/events/critical-minerals-africa-dismantling-neoliberal-extractivism-sustainable-development

Chile tiene la oportunidad de repensar la agregación de valor en cobre En #CobreConValor, NRGI y @EsPublicoCL debatieron cómo avanzar hacia una minería con mayor valor agregado e innovación. 💬 María Paz González (@mariapazgp.bsky.social) 🔗 resourcegovernance.org/es/publicati...

“The goal isn’t a perfect system, but to embed strong standards in laws, licensing & contracts before they’re locked in.” says Patrick Heller At @devex.com #WBIMF25, he stressed the need for good governance to ensure the #CriticalMinerals boom is just. 🔗 resourcegovernance.org/events/criti...

As demand for transition minerals grows, corruption continues to shape who benefits and who loses. NRGI’s briefing examines how it runs through the mining value chain and how to confront it. 🔗: resourcegovernance.org/publications/preventing-corruption-africas-transition-mineral-supply-chains

Young people are reimagining jobs, innovation & policy for a fairer energy future. Join our webinar to explore how youth, especially in oil-producing regions, can drive the just transition. 🗓 21 Oct | 4 PM BST 💻 English + Spanish interpretation 🔗 resourcegovernance.org/events/power...

“Previous mining booms enriched elites and left communities behind. This time must be different.” — Ibrahima Aidara, NRGI 200+ orgs urge #COP30 to put justice, rights & equity at the heart of mineral value chains. 🔗Read the letter: resourcegovernance.org/articles/glo...

How can Africa turn its mineral wealth into a fairer future? It starts with tackling corruption and building transparency. NRGI’s new briefing shows how: ✅ Due diligence ✅ Open contracting 🔗: resourcegovernance.org/publications/preventing-corruption-africas-transition-mineral-supply-chains

“Voluntary initiatives won’t cut it.” In @climatechangenews.com, NRGI’s Juliana Peña Niño explains why UNEA7 must give Colombia’s minerals proposal real ambition and a binding path forward. Reporting by @chloefarand.bsky.social 👉 www.climatechangenews.com/2025/10/03/c...

🚨 NRGI is hiring a Communications Director We’re seeking a senior leader to shape the future of our global communications—linking insights to debates on climate, democracy & governance. 📍 Flexible (remote or any NRGI office) 📅 Apply by 10 Oct 🔗 bit.ly/4mQUFsm

Latin America’s national oil companies are central to the region’s economies, energy future and climate goals. Join our webinar tomorrow for lessons from Petrobras—as Brazil readies for #COP30. 📅 30 Sept | 10AM COT 🌐 ES/PT with EN interpretation 🔗 resourcegovernance.org/events/natio...

📢 Seminario web Petroleras estatales y transición energética en América Latina: lecciones desde Petrobras 📅 30 septiembre | 10–11AM COT 🌐 ES/PT con interpretación al inglés 🔗 Inscripción: resourcegovernance.org/es/events/pe...

Mineral demand is surging. Without safeguards, communities & ecosystems will pay the price. Colombia’s initiative at #UNEA7 is a chance to change course. With partners, we encourage it to submit its resolution by 29 Sept so it can be debated in Dec. 🔗 resourcejustice.org/statement-of...

Latin America’s transition minerals can power not just the energy transition but a development transition. At the UN #UNGA dialogue, NRGI’s @AnaCaroGE stressed: 🧩 Strong safeguards 🗣️ Civic participation 🌎 A strong voice in global forums Watch ➡️ resourcegovernance.org/events/dialo...

#ClimateWeekNYC is underway & NRGI is there this week. 📢 Later today: online webinar on NOCs & just transitions in Latin America (Spanish w/ English interpretation). 🔗 Register: resourcegovernance.org/events/petro... More events ahead ➡️ resourcegovernance.org/nrgi-climate... #CWNYC

🌐 Tomorrow (online webinar) during #ClimateWeekNYC: What role should national oil companies play in just transitions in Latin America’s oil-producing regions? 🗓️ 23 Sept | 9:30AM COT 🗣️ Spanish w/ English interpretation 🔗 Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #CWNYC

Let’s recharge together at #CWNYC. Join our reception to reconnect with partners, share ideas and build momentum for resource governance that centers equity and climate justice. resourcegovernance.org/events/recha... #ClimateWeekNYC

From bias in data to opacity in decision-making, AI in resource governance can go wrong. At our panel during #ClimateWeekNYC, we’ll explore what justice and collaboration look like in the age of AI. resourcegovernance.org/events/ai-an... #CWNYC

At #ACS2 in Addis, African leaders set out a bold vision for climate justice & mineral governance. In this blog, NRGI experts stress why #COP30 must break its silence on transition minerals. 🔗: resourcegovernance.org/articles/addis-belem-delivering-justice-and-powering-africas-transition-ambition

Join us, EITI and @fordfoundation.org for Engaging Communities in a Just Transition at #CWNYC, where we’ll explore how impacted people can shape value chains for the energy transition. Find our more: resourcegovernance.org/events/engag... #ClimateWeekNYC

We’re heading to #CWNYC 2025 next week! Dedicated, diverse and ready to push for resource governance that centers people. Find out more about what we’re doing in New York: resourcegovernance.org/nrgi-climate... #ClimateWeekNYC

Without strong governance, Africa risks repeating old patterns of dispossession in the energy transition. In this article, NRGI experts highlight why #COP30 must elevate governance of minerals as a global priority. 🔗 : resourcegovernance.org/articles/what-cop30-must-deliver-africas-climate-future

We’re at #ClimateWeekNYC next week! From community voice and just transitions in oil-producing regions to tackling corruption in mining and governing AI, NRGI will spotlight how justice & governance must guide the transition. Find our events + insights→ resourcegovernance.org/nrgi-climate...

“African govts must use COP30 to chart a just & equitable transition that responds to the needs of communities behind every oil field,” says Nafi Quarshie in Climate Home News. 🔗: climatechangenews.com/2025/09/11/addis-summit-trumpets-african-climate-solutions-while-quietly-backing-gas/

#AmazonDay is a chance to reflect on one of Earth’s most vital ecosystems. But deforestation, illegal mining and oil drilling put people and nature at risk. 📸 Our exhibition “The Amazon in Transition” shows what communities are fighting to protect: nrgi.exposure.co/the-amazon-i...

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Today at #ClimateWeek2! Join NRGI for two sessions: 1️⃣ 9:40 AM (EAT) – High-Level Dialogue on Africa and the Energy Transition 2️⃣ 3:00 PM (EAT) – Managing Risks of Declining Demand for Oil and Gas Producer Countries More: resourcegovernance.org/nrgi-climate-week-2-and-africa-climate-summit-acs2

Forecasters project global oil & gas demand to peak before 2030. At #ClimateWeek2, NRGI’s Nafi Quarshie joins other experts to discuss how African govts can prepare & respond. 🔗resourcegovernance.org/events/maximizing-opportunities-and-managing-risks-declining-demand-oil-and-gas-dependent-producer

On 1–2 Sept., the 4th UNFCCC Just Transition Work Programme (#JTWP) dialogue took place in Addis Ababa. NRGI calls on parties to take on board the UN Secretary-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals’ guiding principles.   🎥 Watch the video for voices from Addis.

At #ClimateWeek 2 in Addis, NRGI’s Patrick Heller joins experts at the 3rd High-level Dialogue on Energy Transition to discuss how Africa can position its mineral wealth to drive prosperity. Register: resourcegovernance.org/events/high-level-international-dialogue-africa-and-energy-transition

🌍At Africa Climate Week in Addis, developing countries are clear: #JustTransition must include critical minerals - crucial for tackling climate change - & energy access . ⚖️ The call will be on the table at #COP30 in Belém. ✊ #ClimateWeek2025 www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/02/s...

The 4th #JTWP dialogue at #ClimateWeek2 in Addis has closed, building momentum toward #COP30 in Belém. As NRGI’s Patrick Heller notes, oil- and gas-producing communities face urgent questions about reskilling, fair exits and what comes after fossil fuels. 👉 resourcegovernance.org/publications...

Last week, the 2025 Summer School on the Governance of Extractives Industries in Anglophone Africa came to a close. In this video, participants reflect on one priority their countries must advance to benefit from the energy transition. 🔗: resourcegovernance.org/topics/just-energy-transition

NRGI is heading to Addis Ababa for Climate Week 2 (1–6 Sept.) and the Africa Climate Summit (8–10 Sept.). Our experts will engage on how resource governance can unlock climate action and deliver a just transition. 🔗: resourcegovernance.org/nrgi-climate-week-2-and-africa-climate-summit-acs2

New NRGI data shows how high-income countries and China are dominating mineral value chains, leaving low-income nations to bear risks without fair returns. resourcegovernance.org/publications/leading-economies-industrial-policies-risk-reinforcing-inequities-mineral-value-chains

Putumayo, in Colombia’s Amazon, is facing declining oil production. As leaders gather for the ACTO summit they must work to a just energy transition in places like Putumayo where it is vital for local communities, ecosystems and the climate. Learn more: resourcegovernance.org/es/articles/...

Mexico’s energy transition will demand more minerals, but also more inclusive governance. Our new blog asks: how can women’s perspectives shape a fairer mineral future? Read more: resourcegovernance.org/articles/val...

In two weeks our CEO, Suneeta Kaimal, heads to the Future Energy Conference 2025 in Ghana to spotlight how just and people-powered transitions can redefine global energy. Hope to see you there! Find out more: resourcegovernance.org/events/futur...

Over 4 million Senegalese lack electricity. The JETP offers a possible path forward. But without strong, inclusive governance, the initiative risks falling short. We outline how transparency and participation are key to a just transition: resourcegovernance.org/publications...