‘A case of greenwashing’: How the Philippines’ energy transition comes at the cost of lives, biodiversity

By Dominique Nicole Flores – Philstar Global

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ ongoing shift to green energy sources is leaving a trail of displaced indigenous communities and devastated land, and lost lives, watchdog Global Witness reported.

Tapping into the country’s large mineral reserves, the Marcos administration has expanded mining efforts to position the Philippines as a key supplier of transition minerals for the global shift to renewable energy.