Daniel Batamack

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Daniel Batamack is an Energy Market Analyst at IDEX, a European energy services company. He holds a B.Eng. in Power Systems from the University of Buea and two master’s degrees: an M.Eng. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Poitiers and an M.A. in International Energy Transitions from Sciences Po. His work focuses on energy for development, particularly energy access, rural electrification, and climate and renewable-energy finance.

Daniel Batamack

Jul 03 2025

Confronting green extractivism and extractivist violence in the DRC

Illuminem Voices

Ethical Governance · Social Responsibility

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is at the heart of the global green transition, supplying over 75% of the world’s cobalt — but at a high human and environmental cost. Mining in the DRC is marked by violence, exploitation, child labor, displacement, and ecological destruction, raising urgent questions about justice and equity in “green” development