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SDSG report by Olivia Nau and Luke Danielson featured in Gunnison Times

SDSG report by Olivia Nau and Luke Danielson featured in Gunnison Times

IGF AGM 2022: Panel on a Just Transition

SDSG advocates for principles of a just green energy transition at the annual meeting of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development in Geneva.

SDSG announced as a semi-finalist in USAID JET Mineral Challenge.

SDSG announced as 1 of 20 semi-finalists in the Powering a Just Energy Transition Green Minerals Challenge (JET Minerals Challenge). The JET Minerals Challenge is the first activity in USAID’s Countering Transnational Corruption Grand Challenge for Development.

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Luke Danielson at 2022 International MetCoke Summit in Colombia

SDSG President Luke Danielson speaks on Voluntary Standards and Certification in the Minerals Industries at the International MetCoke Summit in Colombia.

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Other Updates

SDSG advocates for principles of a just green energy transition at the annual meeting of the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development in Geneva.

SDSG’s Luke Danielson and Nadia Ahmad penned an Opinion column for AlJazeera: Afgan Needs, Global Priorities, and the Treasures of Mes Aynak: Afghanistan’s copper deposits can alleviate the suffering of the Afghan people and help the world’s green transition.

SDSG President Luke Danielson named the 2022 recipient of the Antioch College Horace Mann Award.

Western United States Regional News

SDSG Submitted comments on Xcel Energy’s Gas Infrastructure Plan (GIP) for Colorado (Jan 2026)

SDSG Promotes Public Comments on regional Energy Agency’s 2022 DRAFT Integrated Resource Plan

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Examining Article 6 Readiness: A Balancing Act without Guardrails

April 30, 2026

Examining Article 6 Readiness: A Balancing Act without Guardrails

April 30, 2026

As countries have begun setting up domestic systems to manage emissions reduction units and trade them internationally under Article 6, domestic regulatory frameworks have come to play a major role in defining the overall integrity of the UNFCCC’s Carbon Trading mechanisms. SDSG carbon intern hunter sims assesses what “article 6 readiness” means in practice using 3 case study jurisdictions central to SDSG’s work on carbon markets.

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April 30, 2026

Deep Sea Mining and the struggle for Global Mineral Supremacy: Thoughts and Recommendations

March 19, 2026

Deep Sea Mining and the struggle for Global Mineral Supremacy: Thoughts and Recommendations

March 19, 2026

Recent moves by the U.S. government to accelerate deep-sea mining are being portrayed as measures to increase mineral security and to reduce mineral dependence on China, but SDSG legal intern Maria Guillamont tells us the evidence points to a more complex reality.

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March 19, 2026

Mining Legacy, Living Landscape: A Field Study of Uranium on the Navajo Nation

February 13, 2026

Mining Legacy, Living Landscape: A Field Study of Uranium on the Navajo Nation

February 13, 2026

In the Southwestern U.S., uranium mining powered national ambitions, transformed landscapes, and left behind challenges that persist decades later. Drawing on observations from a recent field course in the Four Corners region, Luke Danielson, President of Sustainable Development Strategies Group, explores what the Navajo Nation’s experience reveals about the legacies of mining, reclamation work, and the importance of learning directly from the places and people affected.

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February 13, 2026

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