The Independent, on Climate, 13 November 2026
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Read the original article on independent.co.uk (opens in a new tab)The Independent, running an Associated Press report, describes COP31's "35-by-35" electrification pledge and the warning from rights and environmental groups that a mining boom for transition minerals could harm communities and ecosystems without safeguards. It attributes its figures to named sources, notes the pledge's limits, and says the COP31 presidencies did not respond. Nothing in it misleads the reader.
“the pledge does not require that electricity must come from renewable sources, meaning coal and other fossil fuels could be used”
The report does not let the presidency's description of the pledge stand alone. It tells the reader plainly that the target could be met with coal and other fossil fuels.
“The international nonprofit recorded over 300 human rights allegations linked to transition mineral mining in 2025, up 73% from the previous year.”
The figure is tied to a named source, the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, and is described as allegations rather than proven abuses.
“to reduce planet-warming greenhouse emissions”
The report states in its own voice that greenhouse emissions warm the planet and explains what the electrification pledge is meant to achieve.
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