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Green Colonialism: The West's Climate Fortress

Argues the Western green transition is a form of green colonialism, externalizing harm to the Global South and perpetuating racialized, structural injustice. Key points covered: Critique of the Anthropocene framework for erasing unequal responsibility for climate change (richest 10% cause 52% of emissions). Analysis of racial capitalism as the foundation of this structural inequality. Examination of mining conflicts involving indigenous communities, often linked to former colonial powers. Case Study: The cobalt supply chain in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Evidence of forced labor (78% of workers), abusive conditions, and low wages tied to the demand for critical minerals. The role of foreign-owned entities in coercive labor practices. Conclusion: Proposed green solutions, without an environmental justice lens, risk perpetuating historical inequalities. Argues that the Western green transition, rather than saving the world, functions as a fortress to externalize consequences, perpetuating racialized and structural injustice, particularly in the Global South, a phenomenon termed green colonialism. It critiques the Anthropocene framework for intellectually erasing responsibility by universalizing human impact, thereby obscuring the vastly unequal contributions to climate change, where the wealthiest 10% are responsible for 52% of emissions while the poorest 50% contribute only 7%. The video asserts that racial capitalism is foundational to this structural inequality, with race and racism being essential, not incidental, to capitalism's historical formation and ongoing operation, evident in the differentiated exploitation of enslaved Africans and indigenous peoples. This legacy continues today, with over 2,000 violent conflicts globally involving mining companies and indigenous communities predominantly in former colonies, often linked to companies from former colonizing nations. The script details the cobalt supply chain in the Democratic Republic of Congo as a prime example, where surging demand for critical minerals for electric vehicles and electronics leads to widespread exploitation. An estimated 78% of employed cobalt workers experience forced labor, characterized by inability to refuse hazardous work, abusive overtime, document retention, deceptive recruitment, and physical restriction of movement by armed guards. Workers earning below the minimum wage face a 98% incidence of forced labor, and forced labor workers earn 41% less than others. Foreign-owned trading entities, predominantly Chinese, are strongly associated with this coercive labor landscape, and child labor remains a persistent problem. The video concludes that many proposed green solutions, without an environmental justice lens, risk perpetuating these historical inequalities rather than solving them.