HCIAS Colloquium – Dialogues Across World Regions The Victim Territories of CO₂ Neutrality for Electric Cars in Brazil

Brazil, which is hosting this year's World Climate Conference (COP30), presents itself as an innovative supplier of the raw materials needed for ‘CO₂ neutrality’ and ‘energy transition’ strategies. One of the most ambitious, but also most controversial, projects in this context is certainly the exploitation of lithium deposits in the Jequitinhonha Valley, which are needed for the production of batteries for electric mobility. The presentation will address the consequences of land grabbing at the starting point of the supply chains for electric and other vehicles. The focus will be on an immense colonization drive in previously unexploited territories belonging to indigenous and traditional communities, particularly in the Cerrado (Brazilian savannah), which has been largely ignored in the international climate debate.