Open-pit mining and latent rural depopulation and corporate energy transition
露天掘り鉱山と潜在的農村人口減少、企業のエネルギー転換 (AI 翻訳)
Sergio Elías Uribe-Sierra, Andrea Bianchetto, Alejandra Toscana Aparício
🤖 gxceed AI 要約
日本語
本論文は、エネルギー転換に伴う重要鉱物の露天掘りプロジェクトが農村地域に与える社会的・人口的影響を分析。チリの3地域での質的調査から、環境汚染や生計手段の喪失への懸念が移住意図を生み、特に若年層と中流階級の流出リスクが高いことを示す。グリーン成長の矛盾を指摘し、社会的に公正な移行の必要性を強調。
English
This paper analyzes how corporate energy transition drives open-pit mining for critical minerals, leading to latent rural depopulation in the Global South. Based on qualitative research in three Chilean locations, it finds that concerns over environmental contamination, water crises, and livelihood disruption create migration intentions, especially among youth and middle-class families. It critiques the 'green growth' narrative and calls for socio-ecologically just transitions.
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📝 gxceed 編集解説 — Why this matters
日本のGX文脈において
日本は資源輸入国であり、重要鉱物の安定調達と地元コミュニティへの影響は無視できない。本論文は、グローバルサプライチェーンにおける社会的リスク認識の重要性を示唆し、SSBJ等の開示基準での人権デューデリジェンス議論に資する。
In the global GX context
This paper contributes to global GX discourse by highlighting the social costs of the mineral extraction needed for decarbonization, challenging the assumption that energy transition is inherently equitable. It is relevant for the ISSB's social disclosure requirements and for transition finance frameworks that consider just transition principles.
👥 読者別の含意
🔬研究者:Provides a socio-demographic lens to study the unintended consequences of energy transition, relevant for just transition literature.
🏢実務担当者:Highlights supply-chain social risks for companies relying on critical minerals from the Global South.
🏛政策担当者:Suggests that decarbonization strategies must incorporate social protection and community consent to avoid exacerbating inequalities.
📄 Abstract（原文）
Corporate energy transition implies expansion of open-pit mining projects to obtain critical minerals in countries of the Global South, which increases biophysical and social risks in diverse rural territories. This causes demographic declines which are verifiable in population censuses or the configuration of scenarios prone to future depopulation in what is called latent rural depopulation. The objective was to analyze the local narratives of the advance of open-pit mining in a territory and the propensity to abandon it. A qualitative and prospective method was used in three locations in Chile where mining projects have not materialized: Dominga, Vizcachitas and Módulo Penco. Results show narratives of mining threats to social, economic and environmental viability and the continuity of local livelihoods. Concerns arise about air, soil and water contamination, the complication of the water crisis and impacts on livelihood activities such as fishing and agriculture. There are also concerns about the arrival of foreign workers, associated with the disruption of social fabric, security concerns, and the cost of living. These elements result in scenarios where people consider the possibility of migrating. The groups most likely to migrate are young people and middle-class families, while older adults and vulnerable people face greater difficulties in relocating. Therefore, latent rural depopulation is a crucial concept to study the contrasts between "green growth" and the realities in the extraction localities, evidencing limitations in the decarbonization strategy and the need to build socio-ecologically fairer transitions for local populations.
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- openalex https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2026.101967first seen 2026-06-20 05:18:04
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