Green Extractivism
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Financing critical-mineral infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa: Developmental de-risking or green financial extractivism in the DRC and Zimbabwe?
Kennedy Manduna (CASAS’ member) and Paul Mukoki have published this paper in Resources Policy. Abstract: The global shift towards low-carbon energy systems has heightened demand for copper, cobalt, and lithium, driving investment in African mineral projects. However, developmental outcomes are shaped not only by extraction and processing but also by the financial structures underpinning these…
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Centering Emission Rights Expropriation and the Role of Unpaid Women’s Labour: Rethinking Climate Justice from an African Feminist Perspective
CASAS’ member, Natacha Bruna, has published a new article in Feminist Africa. Abstract: The implementation of market-based top-down climate mitigation policies is resulting in the expropriation of emission rights of non-polluters while fuelling accumulation by powerful actors. Redirecting political energy from African feminism to alternative non-extractivist climate solutions requires the recognition of the role of…