“Sacrifice Zones” The Blind Spots of the Green Energy Transition - BSC 2022

Olivia Lazard, fellow at Carnegie Europe, opened the session with a presentation about global warming saying: “Compared to pre-industrial times earth is 1,3 degrees warmer”. She emphasizes the transition from fossil economy to mineral economy and that: “the green transformation for decarbonization is in the heart of geopolitical struggle, geo-economics and democracy”. Lazard mentions examples from Madagascar and Central-Africa Republic, describing the consequences of having big companies extracting raw materials for green tech.   Panelists: • Olivia Lazard, Fellow, Carnegie Europe • Ann Maest, Vice President, Buka Environmental • Marta Szpala, Senior Fellow, Center for Eastern Studies Moderator: Márton Dunai, Financial Times (HUN) The report from this panel can be found here: https://belgradesecurityconference.or...