The shift to green energy is essential—but must not replicate the injustices of the fossil economy. Critical raw materials like lithium, cobalt, and nickel—vital for renewables—are often mined under exploitative conditions in the Global South, where communities bear the brunt of extraction. A truly just energy transition centres labour rights, limits corporate power, and builds democratic, equitable energy systems rooted in ecological care. It reimagines ownership, governance, and access—ensuring energy serves people and planet, not profit.