Electrification will not stop climate change. It will displace thousands of Indigenous people.

Climate change and colonialism go hand-in-hand. That’s why decolonization is a better climate change solution than green-washed energy technologies.

Tesla drivers, scientists, social justice organizations, and environmentalists are urging us towards massive capital investments in renewable energies. But greenwashed energy technologies are not sustainable, nor are they climate change solutions. Original Art by Sophie Wang and CIEJ.
Indigenous water protectors protest at the site of unauthorized test-pit drilling in the Salar de Salinas Grande.

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Emma is a Ph.D. Geoscientist. She works in solidarity with Indigenous Land/Water defenders as a member of the Center for Interdisciplinary Environmental Justice

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Emma Jayne

Emma is a Ph.D. Geoscientist. She works in solidarity with Indigenous Land/Water defenders as a member of the Center for Interdisciplinary Environmental Justice