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Ripples of colonialism: Study says decarbonization strategies perpetuate human rights inequalities

Near the city of Lubumbashi, bags of crude cobalt hydroxide are awaiting overland transport to African ports before being shipped to China. Credit: Brandon Marc Finn, University of Michigan A University of Michigan study of a city in the Democratic Republic of the Congo found that the processes required to decarbonize are repeating and recreating colonial-era inequalities. Researchers argue that…