Explorations, opinions, and detailed findings on environmental governance, spatial analysis, and the socio-economic impacts of extractive industries.
A just energy transition cannot be measured only by emissions reductions at the point of consumption. It must also be assessed by how transition minerals are extracted, where they come from, who bears the impacts, and which ecosystems are sacrificed. In Indonesia, forest protection and the rights of local communities must become central prerequisites for any agenda of nickel downstreaming and expansion.