Scars of Growth

The European Green Deal aims to pave the way towards a climate-neutral future. Electric cars, wind power, and renewable energy promise growth without emissions.

But these technologies require vast quantities of raw materials, which Europe plans to increasingly extract within its own borders. Often in places where people live and work, and where communities have been connected to the land for generations. This documentary follows people in Spain and Sweden who are fighting to protect their homes, their way of life, and their future.

While mining companies and politicians see the extraction of critical metals as a necessary step in the energy transition, opposition is growing on the ground. Caught between economic interests, climate targets, and social concerns, a conflict is unfolding that reaches far beyond individual mining projects.