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The political ecologies of "green" extractivism(s): An introduction
Journal of Political EcologyWhat is so-called 'green' extractivism and where did it come from? The introduction to this Special Section examines the origins and implications of the concept, linking it to a long history of exploitation, dispossession and (neo)colonialism under the ...
Alexander Dunlap
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Lithium extractivism: perpetuating historical asymmetries in the ‘Green economy’
Third World Quarterly, 2023 Abstract: The ‘Green economy’, a central plank of the sustainable development political and economic international agenda, relies on industrial extraction of water, minerals and other earths to produce ‘green energy’ to feed capitalist growth. The term Green extractivism describes a global problem that we examine through the case of lithium extraction ...
Sara Mejia-Muñoz, Sally Babidge
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Biodiversity conservation under green extractivism and armed neoliberalism in Colombia
Journal of Political EcologyIn the context of the global climate and ecological crisis, increasing pressure on governments and the private sector to act, combined with inertia and resistance to transformative change, has led to a new form of extractivism.
Jane Kathryn Feeney
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Green and climate colonialities: Evidence from Arctic extractivisms
Journal of Political EcologyThis article examines 16 environmental conflicts across the Arctic that demonstrate resistance to both climate and green extractive colonialisms. Resistance movements counter green-labelled developments, such as a 350 km road project in Ambler (Alaska ...
Joan Martinez-Alier +2 more
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The ‘Alterlives’ of Green Extractivism: Lithium Mining and Exhausted Ecologies in the Atacama Desert
Revue Internationale de Politique de Développement, 2023 Green technologies designed to mitigate climate change through renewable energy and zero-emissions transportation currently depend on lithium-ion batteries, which require ‘critical materials’. Like nickel, graphite, manganese and cobalt, lithium is a key
James J. A. Blair +3 more
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The Extractive Industries and Society, 2022 Following the goal of a post-fossil economy, institutional actors promote techno-managerial solution strategies, for example the green economy and the bioeconomy. While these strategies focus on technological progress to decouple economic growth from carbon dioxide emissions, the associated additional demand for raw materials causes a new global land ...
Felix Malte Dorn +2 more
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Journal of Political EcologyZinc is a green mineral that is increasingly required for manufacturing low-carbon technology. This demand has been promoted mainly by the Global North-led green policies to mitigate the impacts of climate change.
Anna Heikkinen
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Sustaining Decarbonisation: Energy Storage, Green Extractivism, and the Future of Mining
AntipodeAbstractWithin the context of the so‐called green energy transition, the mining industry has successfully repositioned itself as a facilitator of, rather than an impediment to, a sustainable future. Underlying the success of this claim is a discourse of sustainability that, on the one hand, equates sustainability with decarbonisation and, on the other ...
Matthew Archer, Filipe Calvão
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AnuacThe decarbonization policies of the European Green Deal highlight central political tensions, such as the labor/environment opposition. Local protests against these policies often stem from political dynamics tied to specific territories and the ...
Elena Apostoli Cappello
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Irish Studies ReviewIn this article, we analyse the political ecology of Ireland’s industrial landscape in the current era of digital capitalism, which has been posited as the primary engine of an oncoming “green” eco-modernisation via smart technologies. As our research has found over the past several years (see Bresnihan and Brodie 2021a, 2021b, 2023), far from ...
Patrick Bresnihan, Patrick Brodie
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