In March 2026, the Business and Trade Sub Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls launched an inquiry to consider how domestic production and trade can support a secure supply of critical minerals for UK industry, and assess the likely impact of the...
The UK Government’s critical minerals agenda is driving vast increases in mineral demands, with devastating environmental and human rights impacts for mining-affected communities and workers across global supply chains. The government’s approach has...
Communities impacted by British mining company operations in Indonesia, Chile, South Africa and Peru have condemned the UK Government’s new Critical Minerals Strategy, warning it will “fuel social and environmental injustices across global supply chains”. The...
The UK Government has published a new Critical Minerals Strategy, which aims to secure supplies of minerals such as cobalt, lithium and nickel, which are needed to meet its green energy transition goals. But much of the demand for these minerals is in fact being...
