Open AccessChange for the Better, or More of the Same?
Author(s) -
Robyn L. Lawrence
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
contemporary challenges
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2634-7555
DOI - 10.2218/ccj.v2.5411
Subject(s) - mainstream , democracy , perspective (graphical) , order (exchange) , criminology , sociology , political science , politics , law , economics , computer science , finance , artificial intelligence
This article analyses the lithium-ion Battery through a green criminological lens. It explores green criminological reasoning, particularly the framework of “ecocide,” in order to frame the renewables market as an area of emergent concern for criminologists. Two case studies are analysed in pursuit of this goal: the case of coltan Mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and the case of lithium extraction in the “lithium triangle” nations of Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile. This article initially examines the issue of coltan mining through a mainstream criminological lens, before moving to explore the issues from a green criminological perspective. In doing so, the advantages of the green criminological model are highlighted, and it is demonstrated that the contemporary renewables market is an area of criminological interest.