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Our recent report sets out how UK critical minerals agreements can avoid repeating those patterns.
The energy transition cannot be built through a scramble for resources that pushes up costs and leaves communities paying the price.
tjm.org.uk/resource/a-p...
There is another concern too.
A race to secure critical minerals could deepen the harms already linked to extraction, with communities in producer countries left dealing with pollution, land rights abuses, unsafe working conditions and damaged ecosystems.
📬 Our June newsletter is out.
This edition looks at the UK-Gulf trade deal, critical minerals, ISDS and climate action, and Trump’s trade pressure on the NHS.
Trade deals are not just about tariffs. They shape rights, climate and public services.
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British taxpayers face a £300m bill because the UK stopped a coal mine on climate grounds.
The investors sued.
The company's own accounts describe the lawsuit as its "primary asset".
@thomaswills.bsky.social said: #ISDS is an insurance policy props up the old order.
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The UK’s net zero ambitions cannot be built on extractive trade deals.
@thomaswills.bsky.social writes for @sustainableviews.bsky.social on why critical minerals agreements must uphold rights, respect policy space, and support reuse and recycling.
www.sustainableviews.com/uks-net-zero...
A global scramble for critical minerals could drive up the costs of the energy transition.
If governments respond to supply concerns by stockpiling resources, they could push up prices, increase volatility and make the transition harder.
#CriticalMinerals
www.climatechangenews.com/2026/06/05/t...
Coal investors suing the UK for £300m, a bill that could fall on taxpayers.
Also covered in The Times.
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
#ISDS #ClimateJustice #TradeJustice #StopISDS
Trade Justice Movement
Tom Wills is director of the Trade Justice Movement The future is global partnerships that respect national sovereignty, uphold rights and focus on reuse and recycling
As the UK pursues new trade and investment agreements to secure access to critical minerals, this report sets out how those agreements can support a just and sustainable transition rather than deepen ...
