CIL Senior Research Fellow Dr Mohammad Hazrati had his article “Interconnected Challenges: Examining the Nexus of Environmental Crime and Money Laundering in the Context of Energy Transition“ published in the Journal of Economic and Criminology.

The article explores the growing link between environmental crimes, like illegal mining and e-waste trafficking, and financial crimes such as money laundering.

It argues that as the energy transition accelerates, environmental crimes are likely to rise, driven by their profitability and low risk. Using case studies from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nigeria, the paper examines how Financial Action Task Force recommendations, including criminalizing environmental crimes and implementing risk-based approaches, can help mitigate these issues, ensuring a just transition to a net-zero energy system.