As the consequences of the climate crisis continue to unfold, governments and corporations forwarded transition solutions, particularly renewable energy as a solution, to abate the crisis. The “going green” solutions, including renewable energy sources and electric vehicles, however, need better scrutiny. The world runs the risk of utilizing supposedly carbon-free solutions that may create environmental issues of their own and put us no better than the state of things as they are. The hidden consequences of the current approach towards renewable energy and carbon neutral solutions are most apparent when examining the material components of the “renewables” and tracing the route and subsequent impact they have on ecosystems and communities. This report forms part of a two-country report re-examining “green” automotives, focusing on nickel supply chains in the Philippines and Indonesia conducted by the Legal Rights and Natural Resources Center and Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia (WALHI). The report also includes contributions from Friends of the Earth Japan.
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