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Recarbonization Through Decarbonization: Nickel Extraction and the Deepening of Fossil Fuel Dependence in Indonesia

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  • Nanang Indra Kurniawan
  • Poppy Sulistyaning Winanti
  • Devy Dhian Cahyati

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A global green vision requires a low-carbon shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy. This transition, however, relies on significant material and energy inputs, exacerbating mineral extraction and dependence on fossil fuels. Adopting both a global political ecology and a critical international political economy perspective, this article examines the continuity of extractivist logic and practices, along with the increasing dependency on fossil fuels associated with the low-carbon transition. Utilizing a mixed-methods approach, including multisited fieldwork in nickel-producing provinces of Indonesia, this article investigates the extraction of green minerals within a resource-rich country that has a history of strong extractivism. We argue that in the context of a dominant extractivist regime, the global decarbonization agenda accelerates recarbonization and deepens fossil fuel dependency in mineral-rich countries, reinforcing social and environmental injustices associated with nickel extraction.

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  • Nanang Indra Kurniawan & Poppy Sulistyaning Winanti & Devy Dhian Cahyati, 2025. "Recarbonization Through Decarbonization: Nickel Extraction and the Deepening of Fossil Fuel Dependence in Indonesia," Global Environmental Politics, MIT Press, vol. 25(3), pages 118-138, Summer.
    • Handle: RePEc:tpr:glenvp:v:25:y:2025:i:3:p:118-138
    DOI: 10.1162/glep.a.12
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