Green Energy and Human Rights Upcoming events

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July 6, 2021     In this issue News Update- Proceed With Care: Green Energy and Human Rights  Upcoming Event - Genocide, Cobalt, and Human Rights The Summer Institute for High School and College Students Legislative Update     Proceed With Care:  Green Energy and Human Rights  Jacob Simpson, Research and Advocacy Associate     Renewable energy is the only long-term solution to the climate crisis. Governments and businesses have poured billions of dollars into research and production for solar, wind, and hydro-electric power.  We need renewable energy - but we must be mindful of human rights challenges in green energy supply chains.  Let's use solar energy as an example.  Silicon is used to produce solar panels. China produces over 60% of the world's silicon, and most of this production happens in the Xinjiang region in western China.  This silicon production is being done by Uyghurs, a persecuted ethnic minority, under inhumane conditions.  In many silicon production plants in Xinjiang, state labor programs - including programs now facing U.S. sanctions because of documented human rights violations - employ Uyghurs to operate furnaces that run at temperatures of 2,200 degrees Celsius.  The Uyghurs performing these hazardous jobs are essentially slave laborers. Many Uyghurs fear threats of detention and violence if they try to leave these jobs.  Most of the world's solar panel supply depends on Uyghur forced labor. As the global demand for solar panels increases, so will China's continued exploitation of the Uyghurs. The same issues occur in producing batteries, wind turbines, and hydro-electric dams.  Renewable energy is critical for our future. We must make sure that our long term climate solutions protect and respect human rights.  Join World Without Genocide on Wednesday July 14, 7:00 pm CT via Zoom, to learn about protecting human rights in the green energy sector as we transition away from fossil fuels. Scroll down to register.      Solar Panel Installation      Genocide, Cobalt, and Human Rights Wednesday, July 14, 7:00-9:00 pm CT via Zoom.​     World Without Genocide will hold a webinar about the imminent threat of genocides as a consequence of the increasing perils of the climate emergency. The program also examines the unintended consequences of human rights abuses in the global south as green energy replaces fossil fuels.  The program features lawyers and advocates who examine how to prevent genocide and human rights abuses while transitioning the global economy toward renewable energy.  $10 general public, $5 students and seniors. ‘Clock hours’ for teachers, nurses, and social workers. Free to Mitchell Hamline students (diversity credits available). $25 for 2 Elimination of Bias CLE credits for Minnesota lawyers (pending). Space is limited; early registration is required.​ This is a live webinar and a recording will not be made available.     Click here to register.     The World Without Genocide Summer Institute August 10-12, 2021, Via Zoom     This annual three-day institute will examine the use of incitement to create hate and violence against vulnerable minorities during past and present genocides; how to find and promote truth; and strategies for protection, intervention, justice, and peace. The program is open to students throughout the US and elsewhere.  Applications are due by July 26.

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