“Lo que es mina, contamina” – If it’s a mine, it contaminates. That’s the message Latin American human rights defenders brought to Brussels earlier this year (as laureates of the Marianne Initiative), as they expressed shock and concern over the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA). Framed as a pillar of the European Green Deal, the CRMA aims to ensure “sustainable” access to minerals, but its real-world implications tell a different story, writes Margarida Martins. The statement is historically true: mining … Continue reading Green Deal or raw deal? How the EU’s Strategic Mining Projects are Undermining Democratic Norms