The company is publicly committing to a clean, green transition: promising to shift from one of the world’s biggest carbon polluters to a top provider of resources for the renewable energy sector. What does this mean for local communities and the environment in Ecuador, rich in copper and gold? Communities have rejected and resisted proposed mining projects. Critics of these mining projects are worried that conflict will escalate and they will face death threats and attacks on themselves and their property.
https://theecologist.org/2020/feb/21/bhps-divide-and-conquer
https://rainforestactiongroup.org/bhps-hopes-blighted-by-community-resistance/