MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 7, 2025
Contact: Claire Hermann, Mining Communications Manager, Earthworks, +1 (202) 601-3043, chermann@earthworksaction.org
What: Press conference on threats to, and strategies for defending, Indigenous Peoples’ rights in the rush to secure transition minerals.
Who: Bryan Bicxul, SIRGE Coalition, and Edson Krenak, Cultural Survival, moderated by Jan Morrill, Earthworks
Where: COP30 Press Conference 2 Area D, Press 2, Recording available here
When: 10 November, 2025, noon-12:30 p.m. BRT (GMT-3)
Background: Indigenous communities must be at the forefront of shaping a just energy transition. Growing geopolitical tensions, driven by efforts to control transition minerals supply chains, are putting Indigenous communities at risk. The emergence of new mineral-hungry technologies, including for batteries and other cleaner energy technology, is exacerbating the problem. This threatens the rights, livelihoods, and cultures of Indigenous Peoples and also the integrity of the ecosystems they have protected since time immemorial.
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